Meanings
plural supertitles
- A surtitle.
1 more example
Despite writing that can be confusing — we are not told, for example, how Oishi’s group of 56 ronin ended up just 47, or maybe a supertitle zipped by too quickly — the story moves at a steady clip. And Dachs’s decision to have women play some of the male roles, most prominently Kira, is very effective.
2022 October 24, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “‘Chushingura — 47 Ronin’ Review: A Sprawling Tale of Loyalty”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2022
present singular third person supertitles · participle present supertitling · participle past supertitled · past supertitled
- To surtitle.
This declaration, by the British director Peter Brook, is one of dozens that are recited, chanted, sung, supertitled or otherwise transmitted in the course of “Dr. C (Or How I Learned to Act in Eight Steps),” presented by Theater Mitu at the 3LD Art & Technology Center.
2009 June 13, Daniel M. Gold, “Serious Thoughts About What’s Onstage”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
nountranslation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Latintitulus
- Old Englishtitul
- Middle Englishtitle
- Englishtitle
- Englishsupertitle
Cite this entry
supertitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertitle
“supertitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertitle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supertitle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertitle.
Source: supertitle on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.