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caption

cap·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kap-shuh n]
    • /ˈkæp ʃən/
    • /ˈkæp.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kap-shuh n]
    • /ˈkæp ʃən/

Definitions of caption word

  • countable noun caption A caption is the words printed underneath a picture or cartoon which explain what it is about. 3
  • verb caption When someone captions a picture or cartoon, they put a caption under it. 3
  • noun caption a title, brief explanation, or comment accompanying an illustration; legend 3
  • noun caption a heading, title, or headline of a chapter, article, etc 3
  • noun caption graphic material, usually containing lettering, used in television presentation 3
  • noun caption the formal heading of a legal document stating when, where, and on what authority it was taken or made 3

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Origin of caption

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English capcio(u)n seizure < Latin captiōn- (stem of captiō), equivalent to capt(us) taken (see captive) + -iōn- -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Caption

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

caption popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

caption usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for caption

noun caption

  • inscription — something inscribed.
  • headEdith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
  • title — a clause in the 1972 Education Act stating that no one shall because of sex be denied the benefits of any educational program of activity that receives direct federal aid.
  • legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
  • rubric — a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc., written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the text.

verb caption

  • highlighted — to emphasize or make prominent.
  • highlighting — to emphasize or make prominent.
  • point up — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
  • interlineate — interline1 (defs 1, 2).
  • underscore — to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.

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