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caption

1. cap.tion \'kap-sh*n\ n [ME capcioun, fr. L caption-, captio, fr. captus, 
   pp. o]f capere to take - more at HEAVE 1: the part of a legal instrument 
   that shows where, when, and by what autho rity it was taken, found, or 
   executed 2a: the heading esp. of an article or document : TITLE  2b: the 
   explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustr ation 
   2c: a motion-picture subtitle 
2. caption \'kap-sh(*-)nin\ vt or cap.tion.ing : to furnish with a caption 
   : ENTITLE