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
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Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Johnson should have asked subtitles be added to the video boards..
—Vivian Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Nyoni wisely subtitles the whole film so that even non-Zambians can be immersed in this twining stream of words without worrying too much about the switching currents.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
One such clip has been circulating on Chinese social media networks for more than a year and appears to have originally been created for a domestic Russian audience, with Chinese subtitles added later.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Johnson should have asked subtitles be added to the video boards..
—Vivian Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Before the streamer boom, Nordic Noir already introduced the world to the possibility of subtitling TV.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Nyoni wisely subtitles the whole film so that even non-Zambians can be immersed in this twining stream of words without worrying too much about the switching currents.
—Namwali Serpell, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Subtitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtitle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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