[ˈkapʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a title or brief explanation accompanying an illustration, cartoon, or poster
(e.g: he designed a series of posters with the caption: ‘No One is Innocent’)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture’): from Latin captio(n-), from capere ‘take, seize’. Early senses ‘arrest’ and ‘warrant for arrest’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued’ (late 17th century): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording’ (late 18th century)

[ˈkapʃn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation
(e.g: the photograph was captioned ‘Three little maids’)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘seizing, capture’): from Latin captio(n-), from capere ‘take, seize’. Early senses ‘arrest’ and ‘warrant for arrest’ gave rise to ‘statement of where, when, and by whose authority a warrant was issued’ (late 17th century): this was usually appended to a legal document, hence the sense ‘heading or accompanying wording’ (late 18th century)