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subtitle

[ suhb-tahyt-l ]

noun

  1. a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
  2. a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
  3. Movies, Television, Digital Technology.
    1. a translation or transcription of spoken language in a television program, film, video, or video game, as of dialogue in a foreign language or speech that is audible but may not be easily understood, displayed as a graphic overlay on the lower part of the screen.
    2. (in silent films) an intertitle or caption.


verb (used with object)

subtitled, subtitling.
  1. to supply a subtitle or subtitles for.

subtitle

/ ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl; -ˈtɪtʃə-; sʌbˈtɪtjʊlə /

noun

  1. an additional subordinate title given to a literary or other work
  2. Also calledcaption often plural films
    1. a written translation superimposed on a film that has foreign dialogue
    2. explanatory text on a silent film
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr; usually passive to provide a subtitle for
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • subtitular, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³Ü²ú·³Ù¾±³Ù·³Ü·±ô²¹°ù [suhb-, tich, -, uh, -ler, -, tit, -y, uh, -], adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ü²ú·³Ù¾±Â·³Ù±ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of subtitle1

First recorded in 1875–80; sub- + title
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Example Sentences

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Criticism continued about the programme's subtitling choices – including contributors using the Arabic word for "Jews" on camera, which was translated in the subtitles as "Israelis" or "Israeli army".

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She rarely attended her university lectures in person, instead opting to watch them online and with subtitles.

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The subtitle is “Seven or Eight Pieces for Dance.â€

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With a subtitle that draws comparisons to Aldous Huxley’s dystopian novel and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,†the film embraces the sense of a fresh start, director Julius Onah said.

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That data set had subtitles from OpenSubtitles.org, a website that provides subtitles to movies and TV shows in different languages, according to a November story from the Atlantic.

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