caption

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: subtitlelegend

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument“a mere caption unworthy of a reply”
  2. translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screenSynonyms: subtitle
  3. brief description accompanying an illustrationSynonyms: legend

Verb (1)

  1. provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Caption \Cap"tion\, n. [L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses 3 and 4, perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head. See Capacious.]

1.A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

This doctrine is for caption and contradiction.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

2.The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process. [R.] --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

3.(Law) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed. --Bouvier. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]

4.The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.] [1913 Webster]

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