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   Cap·tion

   /ˈkapSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a title or brief explanation appended to an article, illustration, cartoon, or poster: "he designed a series of posters with the caption: “No One is Innocent”"
   • ▪ a piece of text appearing on a movie or television screen as part of a movie or broadcast: "the program has a closing caption thanking the university for its cooperation"
   • ▪ the heading of a legal document.

   verb

   • 1. provide (an illustration) with a title or explanation: "the photograph was captioned “Three little maids.”"

   Word 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).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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