closed-captioned
[ klohzd-kap-shuh nd ]
/ ˈkloʊzdˈkæp ʃənd /
adjective
(of a television program, film, or video) distributed with synchronized transcription of speech and written descriptions of other relevant audio elements, as for the hearing-impaired, that are visible only when the option to display them is selected. Abbreviation: CC
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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First recorded in 1975–80
OTHER WORDS FROM closed-captioned
closed captioning, nounWords nearby closed-captioned
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British Dictionary definitions for closed-captioned
closed-captioned
adjective
(of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
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