Meanings
verbovertitle (third-person singular simple present overtitles, present participle overtitling, simple past and past participle overtitled)
present singular third person overtitles · participle present overtitling · participle past overtitled · past overtitled
nounovertitle (plural overtitles)
plural overtitles
- in pluralOne of a set of lines displayed above a stage and manually synchronized with the speech of the actors, rather like television subtitles.
Origin
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APA
overtitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtitle
MLA
“overtitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtitle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtitle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtitle.
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