caption.
The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
Meaning & usage
The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
A story that is embedded in a pre-existing image (sometimes with image manipulation)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).
To add captions to a text or illustration.
Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.
To add captions to a film or broadcast.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin captiō (“deception, fraud”), from the past participle of capiō (“to take, to seize”) (English capture). Compare Middle English capcioun (“seizure, capture”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.