caption

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A short piece of text printed under a picture to explain it.

   The caption under the photo named everyone in the group.

2. 2
   noun

   Words shown on screen that give the dialogue of a film or program, especially for people who cannot hear.

   She turned on the captions so she could follow the film without sound.

3. 3
   verb

   To add a short explanation or title to a picture.

   The photographer captioned each image with the date and place.

Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).

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