caption
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cap·tion
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Definition of caption
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: the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
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: the heading especially of an article or document : title
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: the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration
read the caption for the names of the people in the picture
c
: a movie or television show subtitle
caption
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captioned;
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Definition of caption (Entry 2 of 2)
: to furnish with a caption
Almost all live TV sports events are captioned for the hearing-impaired.
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Other Words from caption
Noun
captionless
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Examples of caption in a Sentence
Noun
The caption on the picture says âThis year's contest winners.â for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at schoolRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
Remaining Time -0:00 1x Chapters descriptions off, selected captions and subtitles off, selected This is a modal window. — Rachel E. Greenspan, Time, "Here's Everything New on Netflix in September 2019 (and What's Leaving)," 1 Sep. 2019 Since suspending the live stream, the district has recorded board meetings and posted the videos to its website and YouTube, where they can be viewed with closed captions. — Daily Pilot, "Laguna Beach school board plans to resume streaming meetings using new accessibility technology, resources," 15 Aug. 2019 Several members of the royal family have taken to social media to share very public birthday wishes for the Duchess of Sussex, but the most special message of all was sneakily hidden in the caption for Sussex Royal's birthday post for Meghan. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "Prince Harry Shares Personal Birthday Message for Meghan Markle on Instagram," 4 Aug. 2019 The live casting will be in English only for now without subtitles or captions, but Epic is pointing fans to Fortnite.com/Watch for localized content. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "Epic will let you watch the Fortnite World Cup live while playing the game," 23 July 2019 To the viewerâs shock, many of the rice grains turn completely translucent, and a caption tells you itâs because food companies add plastic to their rice. — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, "The viral spread of a bogus video shows the insidiousness of misinformation," 6 June 2019 See below for the best cat Instagram captions to use when showing off your favorite feline! — Kelly O'sullivan, Country Living, "36 Best Cat Instagram Captions for Every Photo of Your Feline Friend," 19 July 2019 Justin posted a long Instagram caption about Taylor and Scooter, and Demi posted on Instagram as well. — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, "This Might Be the Reason Why Ariana Grande Hasnât Spoken Out About the Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun Drama," 1 July 2019 Chance shared the news of the record deal via social media on Wednesday (June 26) with an emotional Instagram caption detailing his difficult experience in the industry. — Ellise Shafer, Billboard, "Greyson Chance Signs With Arista Records," 26 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Don captioned the video, which has since been viewed over 82,000 times on the platform. — Fox News, "Another Texas Walmart prankster licks Blue Bell ice cream, but claims innocence," 22 Aug. 2019 This Monday, through 11 p.m. ET, the city was mentioned at least 74 times, according to TVEyes closed captioning data. — Brian Stelter, CNN, "From Fox to the Sun, battle over Baltimore rages in the wake of Trump's tweets," 30 July 2019 Sponsored by Harley-Davidson of Baltimore, show times are 1 p.m. (captioned) and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. — Judy Morley, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Coming Attractions: Movies for âFilm Loversâ and the whole family on tap at Arts Center," 24 July 2019 The original plates are from online retailer Pourtions, run by couple Dan and Mary Cassidy, which offers dinnerware and glassware all labeled with captioned portions. — The Washington Post, cleveland.com, "Macyâs pulls plates that say a meal is âskinny jeansâ or âmom jeansâ size," 22 July 2019 Each drawing is cryptically captioned in flat, and therefore unreadable, Vietnamese Braille. — Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Vietnamâs art shows off its depth and diversity in this L.A. show," 8 Aug. 2019 Ahead of International Womenâs Day, party members drove a bus around with a picture of Hitler on its side, captioned with the hashtag #StopFeminazis. — Elif Shafak, Quartz, "Nationalism is thriving using the very mechanism it denounces," 6 Aug. 2019 Fringe shows will be captioned, Bentley says, which is presenting a challenge since many of the shows are works in progress until showtime, so scripts may not be available. — Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, "Fringe elements: What you should know for the 11-day performing arts fest," 29 July 2019 Afterward, someone snapped a photo of them smiling broadly, and then came a crucial question: how to caption it for the âgram. — Washington Post, "âSquadâ jumped from pop culture to become the most politically polarizing word of the year," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'caption.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for caption
caption
noun
English Language Learners Definition of caption
: a sentence or group of words that is written on or next to a picture to explain what is being shown
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Kids Definition of caption
: a comment or title that goes with a picture
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Legal Definition of caption
: the part of a legal document that states the court, the names of the parties, the docket number, the title of the document, and sometimes the name of the judge