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Word: Caption
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture’): from Latin captio(n-), from capere ‘take, seize’. Early senses ‘arrest’ and ‘warrant for arrest’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued’ (late 17th century): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording’ (late 18th century)
ˈkapʃn
a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster
Short Definition:title or brief explanation accompanying illustration or poster
Examples:- he designed a series of posters with the caption: ‘No One is Innocent’
Word: Caption
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkapʃn
provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation
Short Definition:provide illustration with title or explanation
Examples:- the photograph was captioned ‘Three little maids’
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