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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast.
  • A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration or cartoon.
  • legal The section on an official paper that describes when, where, what was taken, found or executed, and by whom it was authorized.
  • obsolete A seizure or capture
  • The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof

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Verb:

  • To add captions to a film or broadcast.
  • To add captions to a text or illustration.

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