Supertitle
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A surtitle.
"Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective."
- 2 translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage wordnet
- 1 To surtitle.
"This declaration, by the British director Peter Brook, is one of dozens that are recited, chanted, sung, supertitled or otherwise transmitted in the course of “Dr. C (Or How I Learned to Act in Eight Steps),” presented by Theater Mitu at the 3LD Art & Technology Center."
Synonyms
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More examples"Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective."
Etymology
From super- + title.
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