surtitle

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/ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/

noun

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.

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supertitle
OriginFrench sur ← Latin super →
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Meanings

nounsurtitle (plural surtitles)

plural 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.
verbsurtitle (third-person singular simple present surtitles, present participle surtitling, simple past and past participle surtitled)

present singular third person surtitles · participle present surtitling · participle past surtitled · past surtitled

  1. To provide surtitles for a performance.

Synonyms & antonyms

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supertitle
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supertitle

nountranslation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage

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supertitle
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translationinterlingual renditionrendering
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supertitle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsuper
  2. Frenchsur“over, above”
  3. Englishsurtitle

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

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Translations

Finnish tekstitys, tekstittää
  • tekstitystranslation
  • tekstittääprovide surtitles
French surtitre, surtitrer
  • surtitretranslation
  • surtitrerprovide surtitles
Polish tłumaczenie libretta, napis teatralny
  • tłumaczenie librettatranslation
  • napis teatralnytranslation
Portuguese legenda, legendar
  • legendatranslation
  • legendarprovide surtitles
Russian супрати́тр
  • супрати́тр (supratítr)translation
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APA

surtitle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtitle

MLA

“surtitle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtitle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surtitle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surtitle.

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