Caption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapəɡˌalɐktˈiːəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapəɡˌalɐktˈiːəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæpʃən/.

Examples

a mere caption unworthy of a reply

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Parts of Speech

noun	taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument “a mere caption unworthy of a reply”
noun	translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen
noun	brief description accompanying an illustration
verb	provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing

Word Forms

captious	adjective	tending to find and call attention to faults
subtitle	verb	supply (a movie) with subtitles
caption	verb	provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing
caption	noun	translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untertitel

Ausnahme machen; vor allem ein Streit, der auf einer heiklen Argumentation beruht

🇫🇷French

légende

faire exception; surtout une chicane basée sur un argument captif

🇪🇸Spanish

subtítulo

haciendo excepción; especialmente una objeción basada en un argumento capcioso

🇮🇹Italian

didascalia

fare eccezione; soprattutto un cavillo basato su un argomento capzioso

🇳🇱Dutch

ondertiteling

uitzondering maken; vooral een gezeur gebaseerd op een pakkend argument

🇵🇹Portuguese

rubrica

exceção; especialmente uma reclamação baseada em um argumento capcioso

🇷🇺Russian

подпись

принять возражение; особенно придирка, основанная на придирчивом аргументе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैप्शन

अपवाद लेना; विशेष रूप से एक मनमोहक तर्क पर आधारित वक्रोक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাপশন

ব্যতিক্রম গ্রহণ; বিশেষ করে একটি ক্যাপটিস যুক্তির উপর ভিত্তি করে একটি বচসা

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைப்பு

விதிவிலக்கு எடுத்து; குறிப்பாக ஒரு கேப்டஸ் வாதத்தை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்ட ஒரு வினாடி

🇮🇳Telugu

శీర్షిక

మినహాయింపు తీసుకోవడం; ప్రత్యేకించి క్యాప్టియస్ ఆర్గ్యుమెంట్ ఆధారంగా ఒక క్విబుల్

🇮🇳Marathi

मथळा

अपवाद घेणे; विशेषत: आकर्षक युक्तिवादावर आधारित एक भांडण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૅપ્શન

અપવાદ લેતા; ખાસ કરીને છટાદાર દલીલ પર આધારિત બકવાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ

ವಿನಾಯಿತಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟಿಯಸ್ ವಾದವನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿದ ಕ್ವಿಬಲ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിക്കുറിപ്പ്

ഒഴിവാക്കൽ; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഒരു അടിപൊളി വാദത്തെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള ഒരു വാദപ്രതിവാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਰਖੀ

ਅਪਵਾਦ ਲੈਣਾ; ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਠੋਰ ਦਲੀਲ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਹਿਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

عنوان

استثنیٰ لینا؛ خاص طور پر ایک چپقلش پر مبنی دلیل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标题

例外；尤其是基于挑剔论点的狡辩

🇯🇵Japanese

キャプション

例外を取得します。特に、意味不明な議論に基づく屁理屈

🇰🇷Korean

표제

예외를 받아들이다; 특히 장황한 주장을 바탕으로 한 말다툼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầu đề

lấy ngoại lệ; đặc biệt là sự ngụy biện dựa trên một lập luận đầy thuyết phục

🇹🇭Thai

คำบรรยายภาพ

รับข้อยกเว้น; โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งการเล่นลิ้นบนพื้นฐานของข้อโต้แย้งที่จับใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keterangan

mengambil pengecualian; terutama pertengkaran yang didasarkan pada argumen yang tidak jelas

🇲🇾Malay

kapsyen

mengambil pengecualian; terutamanya berdalih berdasarkan hujah yang menarik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التسمية التوضيحية

الاستثناء؛ خاصة المراوغة المبنية على حجة غامضة

🇮🇷Persian

عنوان

استثنا گرفتن مخصوصاً گفتاری که بر اساس یک استدلال فریبنده است

🇹🇷Turkish

altyazı

istisna almak; özellikle kaprisli bir tartışmaya dayanan bir kelime oyunu

🇮🇱Hebrew

כּוֹתֶרֶת

לקיחת חריגה; במיוחד התלבטות המבוססת על טיעון שבוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'caption'?

The primary meaning of 'caption' is 'taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument'.

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Using 'caption' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'caption' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'caption' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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