Meanings
plural intertitles
- broadcastingA piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:intertitle.
1 more example
The film made frequent use of intertitles: every scene change was accompanied by text describing the new location.
Synonyms: title card, leader, subtitle
present singular third person intertitles · participle present intertitling · participle past intertitled · past intertitled
- To insert text into a film in this way.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Latintitulus
- Old Englishtitul
- Middle Englishtitle
- Englishtitle
- Englishintertitle
Translations
Dutch tussentitel
- tussentitelcinematography: piece of static text inserted into a film
Finnish väliteksti
- väliteksticinematography: piece of static text inserted into a film
Spanish intertítulo
- intertítulocinematography: piece of static text inserted into a film
Cite this entry
intertitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertitle
“intertitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertitle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intertitle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intertitle.
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