caption
pronunciation
How to pronounce caption in British English:
UK [ˈkæpʃn]
How to pronounce caption in American English:
US [ˈkæpʃn]
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- Noun:
- taking exception; especially an quibble based on a captious argument
- translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
- brief description accompanying an illustration
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- Verb:
- provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
Word Origin
- caption (n.)
- late 14c., "taking, seizure," from Old French capcion "arrest, capture, imprisonment," or directly from Latin captionem (nominative capito) "a catching, seizing, holding, taking," noun of action from past participle stem of capere "to take" (see capable). From 17c. used especially in law, and there via its appearance at the head of legal document involving seizure ("Certificate of caption", etc.), the word's sense was extended to "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).
- caption (v.)
- by 1901, from caption (n.). Related: Captioned; captioning.
Example
- 1. Please suggest a caption in the comments thread below .
- 2. The caption : " financial company capital injections : too early " .
- 3. Figcaption : hold a caption for a figure .
- 4. Can you write an economist picture caption ?
- 5. You take a picture of the funny stranger and caption it with something clever and mean .