subtitle
a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
a repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
Movies, Television, Digital Technology.
a translation or transcription of spoken language in a television program, film, video, or video game, as of dialogue in a foreign language or speech that is audible but may not be easily understood, displayed as a graphic overlay on the lower part of the screen.
(in silent films) an intertitle or caption.
to supply a subtitle or subtitles for.
Origin of subtitle
1Other words from subtitle
- sub·tit·u·lar [suhb-tich-uh-ler, -tit-yuh-], /sʌbˈtɪtʃ ə lər, -ˈtɪt yə-/, adjective
- un·sub·ti·tled, adjective
Words Nearby subtitle
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How to use subtitle in a sentence
He answers in the subtitle: “Probably not—and government should stop bribing people to stay there.”
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe book is not, as the subtitle maternally suggests, about “Protecting the Heart of Christmas.”
Sarah Palin Serves Up a Healthy Serving of Venom in Her Christmas Book | Michelle Cottle | November 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIts subtitle: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart.
The disconnect points ironically to the subtitle of this book and the concept of liberalism.
The subtitle says it all: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students Its Intended to Help and Why Universities Won't Admit It.
Affirmative Action: Who Does it Help, Who Does it Hurt? | Megan McArdle | June 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
If he look more closely, he will find a subtitle, “An Old Story,” but this confuses him still more.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue | S. S. CurryIn his subtitle Beughem makes clear what he intended to include in the Bibliotheca bibliothecarum.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies | Archer TaylorAs his subtitle indicates, he has included many books that are not bibliographies.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies | Archer TaylorIt is pragmatism as method which is emphasized, I take it, in the subtitle, "a new name for some old ways of thinking."
Essays in Experimental Logic | John DeweyThe dateline of each letter, which is right justified in the original, is here presented as a subtitle to each header.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland
British Dictionary definitions for subtitle
/ (ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl) /
an additional subordinate title given to a literary or other work
Also called: caption (often plural) films
a written translation superimposed on a film that has foreign dialogue
explanatory text on a silent film
(tr; usually passive) to provide a subtitle for
Derived forms of subtitle
- subtitular (sʌbˈtɪtjʊlə, -ˈtɪtʃə-), adjective
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