caption
noun
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.
captions
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pluralof caption.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof caption (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
captionnouna title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.
Example Sentences
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Some videos make it onto Brovdi's social media accounts -- where he is followed by hundreds of thousands -- with cartoony music and mocking captions.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The company is betting that the generation raised on a diet of YouTube channels and Instagram captions will also embrace the novel’s shorter sibling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The hook, "you can use my lyrics as your captions", is a delectably scathing riposte to a musician who sniped her style.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
Sports reporting could be generated from box scores, financial reporting from ticker data and movie reviews from captions.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
I stared, trying to grasp the point of the picture and the captions, wondering why it all seemed so strange and yet familiar.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
