closed-captioned
adjective
Simple meaning
Broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
klohzdkapshuhndSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkloʊzdˈkæpʃənd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers
of a video recording or broadcast
Having captions that can only be seen with the appropriate equipment.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers
Used this way, closed-captioned is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
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