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subcaption

subcaption noun: a caption that is subordinate to another caption.

Noun

subcaption (plural subcaptions)

  1. A caption that is subordinate to another caption.

Verb

subcaption (third-person singular simple present subcaptions, present participle subcaptioning, simple past and past participle subcaptioned)

  1. (transitive) To 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

Forms of subcaption

Noun
pluralsubcaptions
Verb
third-person singular presentsubcaptions
present participlesubcaptioning
past participlesubcaptioned
pastsubcaptioned

Origin of subcaption

From sub- + caption.

Questions about subcaption

What does subcaption mean?
Subcaption means a caption that is subordinate to another caption.
What part of speech is subcaption?
Subcaption can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of subcaption?
The plural of subcaption is subcaptions.

Words near subcaption in the dictionary

  1. subcapsules
  2. subcaptain
  3. subcaptaincies
  4. subcaptaincy
  5. subcaptains
  6. subcaption
  7. subcaptioned
  8. subcaptioning
  9. subcaptions
  10. subcarangiform
  11. subcarapacial

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