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The phrase "the caption of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the text that accompanies an image, illustration, or figure, providing context or explanation.
Example: "The caption of the photograph described the historical significance of the event."
Alternatives: "the title of" or "the description of".
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The error was also repeated in the caption of an accompanying photo.
Unshackled at last from the caption of Munkacsi's photograph, she received a standing ovation.
"Why hello there, ladies" he's saying in the caption of one spinoff meme.
The caption of a photograph is traditionally neutral, informative: a date, a place, names.
This article was amended on Monday 13 October 2014 to correct the caption of the photograph.
"Time heals most things," says the caption of the presence of the forgiving Slipper.
"Beggers & Servants," reads the caption of one picture of clerics before the revolution.
"On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog", read the caption of a 1993 cartoon in the New Yorker.
I am still using a 'typewriter,' " she wrote in the caption of her first picture, referring to her Blackberry.
See the caption of Figure 9 for details.
For more explanation, see the caption of Fig. 8.
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