caption

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæp.ʃn/, SAMPA: /"k{p.Sn/

[edit] Etymology

Recorded since c.1384, "taking, seizure," from Old French capcion or directly from Latin captio, from the past participle of capere "to take"

[edit] Noun

caption (plural captions)

1. The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof
2. A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon.
3. 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) A seizure or capture

[edit] Usage notes

In film and video, captions may transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it, while subtitles translate foreign-language dialogue.

[edit] Derived terms

• captioning, captioned, captioner
• (film) closed caption, closed-caption, closed captions, closed captioned, closed-captioned, close captioned, close-captioned, closed captioning, closed-captioning
• (film) open caption, open-caption, open captions
• (film) real time caption, real-time caption, real time captioning, real-time captioning

[edit] Related terms

• caption
• captious
• captivate
• captive

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[edit] Verb

to 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.

   Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.

2. To add captions to a film or broadcast.

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