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Meaning of 'caption' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Caption [ n.]
- A caviling; a sophism.
- The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial process.
- That part of a legal instrument, as a commission, indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what authority, it was taken, found, or executed.
- The heading of a chapter, section, or page.

Meaning of 'caption' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . caption [ n]
Meaning (1):
- taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument
Example in sentence:
  • a mere caption unworthy of a reply

Nearby Words:

cap capabilities capability capable capableness capacified capacify capaciosly capacious capaciousness

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