Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Headed; entitled; having the heading or title of: as, an effective poem captioned the “Song of the Innuit.”

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of caption.

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Examples

  • The South China Morning Post printed a picture of President Hu Tuesday with his name captioned in Chinese characters as Hu Jia, a Chinese activist serving 3.5 years in jail for subversion.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The South China Morning Post printed a picture of President Hu Tuesday with his name captioned in Chinese characters as Hu Jia, a Chinese activist serving 3.5 years in jail for subversion.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • The South China Morning Post printed a picture of President Hu Tuesday with his name captioned in Chinese characters as Hu Jia, a Chinese activist serving 3.5 years in jail for subversion.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • It included a photo of a "No yuppies" tag captioned "Despite the bounty, free speech still reigns in the 47 Ward."

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • but Hulu does not air my favourite TV shows, I have to go to these websites and then their episodes aren't closed captioned, which is frustrating.

    Hulu Looking for Revenue Options, May Charge for Older Episodes from Popular Shows | /Film 2010

  • Perhaps Israel will release unedited, un'captioned 'video.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2010

  • I "captioned" that one in another thread; let's see if I can remember ...

    Latest Articles 2009

  • All the songs and videos are captioned which is a good touch.

    unknown title 2009

  • No offense intended, but that picture of barney frank is begging to be "captioned"

    Latest Articles 2008

  • No offense intended, but that picture of barney frank is begging to be "captioned"

    Latest Articles 2008

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