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- Dictionarycaption/ˈkapʃn/
noun
- 1. a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster: "he designed a series of posters with the caption: ‘No One is Innocent’"
verb
- 1. provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation: "the photograph was captioned ‘Three little maids’"
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to provide a short piece of text under a picture in a book or article that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying: The picture was captioned "Catherine Deneuve in Belle du Jour". a captioned photograph. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. : the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed. 2. a. : the heading especially of an article or document : title. b. : the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration. read the caption for the names of the people in the picture. c.
A caption is a brief description accompanying an illustration. You know the online photo of your baby cousin face-planting into a cake? The description underneath it that says "Hugh's First Birthday" — that's the caption.
noun. a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend. a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc. graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation. another name for subtitle.
A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. On the back of the photo is written the simple caption, 'Mrs. Monroe'. 2. verb. When someone captions a picture or cartoon, they put a caption under it. She captioned a picture on her Instagram page: 'My new workout!' [V n quote]
CAPTION meaning: 1. a short piece of text under a picture in a book or article that describes the picture or…. Learn more.
1. A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph. 2. A series of words superimposed on the bottom of television or motion picture frames that communicate dialogue to the hearing-impaired or translate foreign dialogue. 3. A title or heading, as of a document or article. 4.
Caption definition: A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an illustration or a photograph.
A complete guide to the word "CAPTION": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
CAPTION meaning: words written under a picture to explain it. Learn more.
