caption
Use Caption in a sentence
ʃən noun
1.
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
2.
a heading or title, as of a chapter, article, or page.
3.
Movies, Television. the title of a scene, the text of a speech, etc., superimposed on the film and projected onto the screen.
4.
Law. the heading of a legal document stating the time, place, etc., of execution or performance.
verb (used with object)
5.
to supply a caption or captions for; entitle: to caption a photograph.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend |
| 2. | a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc |
| 3. | graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation |
| 4. | another name for subtitle |
| 5. | the formal heading of a legal document stating when, where, and on what authority it was taken or made |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to provide with a caption or captions |
| [C14 (meaning: seizure, an arrest; later, heading of a legal document): from Latin captiō a seizing, from capere to take] | |
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Word Origin & History
caption
late 14c., "taking, seizure," from O.Fr. capcion, from L. capito pp. of capere "to take" (see capable). Sense evolved from headings of legal indictments involving seizure ("Certificate of caption"), the word being taken to mean the beginning of any document; thus "heading
of a chapter or section of an article" (1789), and, especially in U.S., "description or title below an illustration" (1919).
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Example sentences
The caption says that juveniles are also harpooned in order to attract the older whales.
The likeliest explanation is that the press release caption is erroneous.
But if you take the other meaning of the caption, it will be more interesting.
The journal where this study was published is missing from the article, but hinted at in the image caption.
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