Meaning & use
caption
A short piece of text that explains or describes an image, photo, or video.
See it in a sentence
She wrote a funny caption for the photo before posting it online.
The museum placed a caption beneath each painting describing the artist and the year it was made.
A note on using this word
Caption can also be used as a verb, meaning to add such a description to an image.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To provide a short explanatory text for an image, photo, or video.
He captioned the photo with a joke that made all his friends laugh.
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