Entry Word: caption

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an explanation or description accompanying a pictorial illustration <for the school yearbook, funny captions were written for snapshots showing a typical day at school>

Synonyms legend

Related Words key; subtitle, translation; motto, tag line

2 a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize <the textbook features cleverly worded captions to capture the readerʼs attention> — see heading