caption

cap·tion

 (kăp′shən)

n.

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. Law The heading of a pleading or other document that identifies the parties, court, term, and number of the action.

tr.v. cap·tioned, cap·tion·ing, cap·tions

To furnish a caption for.

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[Middle English capcioun, arrest, from Old French capcion, from Latin captiō, captiōn-, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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caption

(ˈkæpʃən)

n

1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc

3. (Film) graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation

4. (Film) another name for subtitle²

5. (Law) the formal heading of a legal document stating when, where, and on what authority it was taken or made

vb

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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cap•tion

(ˈkæp ʃən)

n.

1. a title or explanation for an illustration, esp. in a magazine.

2. a heading or title, as of a chapter or page.

3. a title, the text of dialogue, or other words projected onto a movie or TV screen.

4. the heading of a legal document, stating when and where it was executed, etc.

v.t.

5. to supply a caption or captions for; entitle.

[1350–1400; Middle English capcio(u)n seizure < Medieval Latin captiō= Latin cap(ere) to take, seize + -tiō -tion]

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Past participle: captioned
Gerund: captioning

Imperative

caption

caption

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caption - taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument; "a mere caption unworthy of a reply" exception - grounds for adverse criticism; "his authority is beyond exception"
	2.	caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen subtitle interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering - a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
	3.	caption - brief description accompanying an illustration legend title - a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work; "the novel had chapter titles" illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
Verb	1.	caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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Translations

تَعْلِيقعُنْوان أو تَعليق عَلى صورَةٍ أو فيلم

popisektituleknadpis

billedtekstundertekst

ÜberschriftUntertitelBeschriftungBildüberschriftBildunterschrift

κεφαλίδαλεζάντα

leyendapie de fotosubtítulotítulointitular

kuvateksti

légendetitreen-tête

opis slike

myndatexti

didascalialegendasottotitolotitolointestazione

キャプション

표제

titrasužrašas

parakststitrs

titel

bildetekstfilmteksttekst

nagłówek

legenda

подпись

överskrift

คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ

altyazıresim başlığı

lời chú thích

字幕标题说明说明文字

caption

[ˈkæpʃən]

A. N (= heading) → título m, titular m; (on photo, cartoon) → leyenda f, pie m; (in film) → subtítulo m

B. VT [+ essay, article] → titular; [+ photo, cartoon] → poner una leyenda a

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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[ˈkæpʃ^ən] n → légende f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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n → Überschrift f, → Titel m; (under cartoon) → Bildunterschrift f; (Film: = subtitle) → Untertitel m

vt → betiteln, mit einer Überschrift or einem Titel etc versehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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[ˈkæpʃ/ən] n (heading) → intestazione f; (to cartoon) → fumetto; (for illustration, table) → didascalia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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(ˈkӕpʃən) noun

a title or short note written on or beneath an illustration, cartoon, cinema or TV film etc. a witty caption. byskrif, onderskrif عُنْوان أو تَعليق عَلى صورَةٍ أو فيلم надпис legenda titulek, nadpis, popisek die Überschrift billedtekst; undertekst υπότιτλος, λεζάνταleyenda pealkiri, tiiter عنوان؛ زیر نویس kuvateksti légende כְּתוּבִיוֹת चित्र-परिचय शीर्षक naslov, natpis felirat teks (teikni)myndatexti titolo, didascalia 見出し (영화, TV등의) 캡션 užrašas, titras paraksts; titrs sarikata opschrifttekstpodpis, napis عنوان legenda legendă; subtitlu титр nadpis, titulok podnaslov titl rubrik, titel, bild-, filmtext คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ altyazı 標題，說明文字 заголовок عنوان ، سرنانواں phụ đề 标题，说明文字，字幕

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→ تَعْلِيق popisek billedtekst Überschrift κεφαλίδα pie de foto kuvateksti légende opis slike didascalia キャプション 표제 titel bildetekst nagłówek legenda подпись överskrift คำบรรยายใต้ภาพ resim başlığı lời chú thích 说明

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