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noun
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a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
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a heading or title, as of a chapter, article, or page.
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Movies, Television. the title of a scene, the text of a speech, etc., superimposed on the film and projected onto the screen.
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Law. the heading of a legal document stating the time, place, etc., of execution or performance.
verb (used with object)
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to supply a caption or captions for; entitle: to caption a photograph.
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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
EXPANDof a chapter or section of an article" (1789), and, especially in U.S., "description or title below an illustration" (1919).
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