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cap·tion
 caption
- pronunciation:
- kaep
sh
 n
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a heading, title, or legend for printed matter such as a magazine article, newspaper photo, or graph.
Most photographs in magazines have captions underneath them. |
| definition 2: |
a legend for pictorial matter shown in films or videos; subtitle.
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| definition 3: |
in law, the part of a legal document where the time, date, location, and authority of its execution are indicated.
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| related words: |
title |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
captioned, captioning, captions |
| definition: |
to provide a caption for.
This program is captioned for the deaf. |
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