subcaption

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noun

A caption that is subordinate to another caption.

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Meanings

nounsubcaption (plural subcaptions)

plural subcaptions

  1. A caption that is subordinate to another caption.
verbsubcaption (third-person singular simple present subcaptions, present participle subcaptioning, simple past and past participle subcaptioned)

present singular third person subcaptions · participle present subcaptioning · participle past subcaptioned · past subcaptioned

  1. transitiveTo provide with a subordinate caption.

    If a user clicks on the yes button, a new message box appears on screen, captioned "System Properties" and subcaptioned "Performance."

    1998, West's Federal Supplement, volume 995, page 737

Origin

From sub- + caption.

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APA

subcaption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcaption

MLA

“subcaption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcaption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subcaption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subcaption.

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