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caption in Malay

sari kata

/ˈkæp.ʃən/

caption in Malay: sari kata. In English, caption means the descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.

Malay words for caption

piece of text appearing on screen as part of a film or broadcast
sari kata

English meaning of caption

  1. noun The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
  2. noun A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
  3. noun A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
  4. noun The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.

Full definition of caption

caption in a sentence

  • (theater, performance production) By analogy, text in a similar system used in a performance venue for transcription of a live event.
  • Only once the drawing is done will the letterer caption it.

caption in other languages

Questions about caption in Malay

What is the meaning of caption in Malay?
Caption in Malay is sari kata.
Apakah maksud caption dalam bahasa Melayu?
Caption: sari kata.
What does caption mean in English?
Caption means the descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caption (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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