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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument;
- Example: "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 screen;
[syn: subtitle, caption]

3. brief description accompanying an illustration;
[syn: caption, legend]


VERB (1)

1. provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
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            This doctrine is for caption and contradiction.
                                                  --Bacon.
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   2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial
      process. [R.] --Bouvier.
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   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.
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   4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

29 Moby Thesaurus words for "caption":
   banner, banner head, drop head, dropline, epigraph, hanger, head,
   head up, heading, headline, jump head, legend, motto, overline,
   rubric, running head, running title, scarehead, screamer, spread,
   spreadhead, streamer, subhead, subheading, subtitle,
   superscription, title, title page, underline