noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.
2. 2
   translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To provide surtitles for a performance.

Synonyms

All synonyms

supertitlesupertitlesupertitle

Etymology

From French sur (“over, above”), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum.

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