subtitle

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noun

sub·​ti·​tle ˈsəb-ˌtī-tᵊl 

1

: a secondary or explanatory title

2

: a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent movie or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a movie or television show in a foreign language

subtitle

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verb

subtitled; subtitling; subtitles

transitive verb

: to give a subtitle to

Examples of subtitle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The subtitle of Framed is Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions. —CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024

One of the first books to consider the moral dynamics of interpersonal caregiving was Nel Noddings’s 1984 work, Caring: A Relational Approach to Ethics and Moral Education (the original subtitle used A Feminine Approach). —Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024

Verb

The deal will see the shows carried in English subtitled in Arabic. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024

At New York Comic Con Sunday, Disney+ released the new trailer for the anthology’s second season, this time subtitled The Vanishing. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1830, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

subtitle

noun

sub·​ti·​tle

ˈsəb-ˌtīt-ᵊl

1

: a secondary or explanatory title

2

: a printed statement or bit of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent movie or at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a television show or movie for viewers with hearing loss or as a translation of a foreign language

subtitle verb