surtitle

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surtitle

  • /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/

Where it comes from

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

noun surtitles

  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.

Similar: supertitle

verb surtitles · surtitling · surtitled

  1. To provide surtitles for a performance.

Similar: supertitle

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: supertitle

verb

Similar: supertitle

Translations

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noun translation

Portuguêslegenda
Françaissurtitre
Русскийсупрати́тр supratítr

verb provide surtitles

Portuguêslegendar
Françaissurtitrer

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"surtitle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/surtitle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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surtitle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/surtitle

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"surtitle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/surtitle.

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@misc{surtitle_2026,
  title = {surtitle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/surtitle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}