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Synonyms for caption

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kap-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp ʃən

Définition of caption

Origin :
  • late 14c., "taking, seizure," from Old French capcion "arrest, capture, imprisonment," or directly from Latin captionem (nominative capito) "a catching, seizing, holding, taking," noun of action from past participle stem of capere "to take" (see capable).
  • From 17c. used especially in law, and there via its appearance at the head of legal document involving seizure ("Certificate of caption", etc.), the word's sense was extended to "the beginning of any document;" thus "heading of a chapter or section of an article" (1789), and, especially in U.S., "description or title below an illustration" (1919).
  • noun heading; short description
Example sentences :
  • Under this caption we are expected to say "Honesty is the best policy."
  • Extract from : « Dollars and Sense » by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
  • This caption had a terminating period which has been retained.
  • Extract from : « The Critic in the Orient » by George Hamlin Fitch
  • Should this be unknown, a caption coined by the editors is placed in brackets.
  • Extract from : « A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs » by Hubert G. Shearin
  • They are now located more closely to the text that forms the caption.
  • Extract from : « How Mr. Rabbit Lost his Tail » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • Reference to the scale on caption to Plate XX should be ignored.
  • Extract from : « The Winter Solstice Altars at Hano Pueblo » by J. Walter Fewkes
  • The rush of diggers now became diverted to the scene of caption.
  • Extract from : « Australian Heroes and Adventurers » by William Pyke
  • Under the caption of "man" we had not recognized Arthur Tamworth.
  • Extract from : « Wanted: A Cook » by Alan Dale
  • The caption of this chapter will indicate quite a different proposition.
  • Extract from : « Is the Devil a Myth? » by C. F. Wimberly
  • The caption said Vonnie Ryan and Peter was sure it was the same girl.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Grew Older » by Heywood Broun
  • Page 290: Page number restored in the caption of the illustration.
  • Extract from : « Capturing a Locomotive » by William Pittenger

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