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    subtitle
    /ˈsʌbˌtʌɪtl/

    noun

    • 1. captions displayed at the bottom of a cinema or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue or narrative: "films in foreign languages with English subtitles"
    • 2. a subordinate title of a published work or article giving additional information about its content: "the book had now acquired its final title with a qualifying subtitle"

    verb

    • 1. provide (a film or programme) with subtitles: "much of the film is subtitled"
    • 2. provide (a published work or article) with a subtitle: "the novel was aptly subtitled"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUBTITLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of subtitle as a noun and a verb, with examples of how to use it in books, films and television. Find out how to pronounce subtitle and see translations in different languages.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › subtitleSubtitle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a secondary or explanatory title. 2. : a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent motion picture or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a motion picture or television show in a foreign language. subtitle.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › subtitleSUBTITLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character. a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text. Movies, Television, Digital Technology. a translation or transcription of spoken language in a television program, film, video, or video game, as of ...

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › subtitleSUBTITLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning and usage of the word subtitle in different contexts, such as literature, film, and grammar. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and translations of subtitle in other languages.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › subtitleSubtitle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A subtitle can either be the second, explanatory, part of a longer title, or the words that appear at the bottom of a movie screen to translate dialogue that's spoken in a foreign language. If you've got hearing loss, you might watch TV with the subtitles on, so that you can read the dialogue as it's spoken.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SubtitlesSubtitles - Wikipedia

    Subtitles are texts representing the contents of the audio in a film, television show, opera or other audiovisual media. Subtitles might provide a transcription or translation of spoken dialogue.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › subtitleSubtitle - definition of subtitle by The Free Dictionary

    A subtitle is a secondary or explanatory title of a literary work, or a translation of foreign dialogue in a film or TV show. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of subtitle from various dictionaries and sources.