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Etymology

Attested c.1384, in sense “taking, seizure”, borrowed from Old French capcion or directly from Latin capti?, from the past participle of capi? (“I take, I seize”) (English capture).

Noun

caption (plural captions)

1. (typography) The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
2. A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
3. (cinematography) A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
4. (law) The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.
5. (obsolete, law) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).

Verb

caption (third-person singular simple present captions, present participle captioning, simple past and past participle captioned)

1. To add captions to a text or illustration.
2. To add captions to a film or broadcast.

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