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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Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Spain is following a similar approach, with Pastor explaining that while younger audiences may be comfortable with subtitles, older viewers are not.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The big problem with Hulu is that the service often suffers from subtitling issues as well as big delays like Netflix used to.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
But in between lies a tense and treacherous journey…In Wolof and French with English subtitles.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
Spain is following a similar approach, with Pastor explaining that while younger audiences may be comfortable with subtitles, older viewers are not.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
In third position is the second part of season 5 of the Christian historical series The Chosen, subtitled Last Supper, which grossed $7 million.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The big problem with Hulu is that the service often suffers from subtitling issues as well as big delays like Netflix used to.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subtitle
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“Subtitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtitle. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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