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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Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
Carolina, a 28-year-old PR producer from Puerto Rico, gushes at the Bachelor in Spanish — so much so that the graphics team is forced to start scrolling the subtitles:
Carolina’s intro package is funny, too.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
When AnimEigo started, there were no uncut, subtitled, or even faithfully dubbed anime available, period.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
How normal subtitles appear on the same YouTube video.
—Ars Technica, 30 Jan. 2025
Carolina, a 28-year-old PR producer from Puerto Rico, gushes at the Bachelor in Spanish — so much so that the graphics team is forced to start scrolling the subtitles:
Carolina’s intro package is funny, too.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
Additionally, many users asked Americans to subtitle their videos so they could be translated into Mandarin.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
When AnimEigo started, there were no uncut, subtitled, or even faithfully dubbed anime available, period.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Subtitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtitle. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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