cap´tion|less

cap|tion «KAP shuhn», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a title under a picture explaining it or a title at the head of a page, chapter, poem, or the like.

2. a subtitle in motion pictures or on a television screen.

3. the part of a legal document which gives the time, place, or authority for the document.

–v.t.

to put a caption on: »

an effective poem…captioned "The Song of the Innuit' (Science).

╂[< Latin captiō, -ōnis a taking < capere take]

–cap´tion|less, adjective.