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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Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Their arrival on the app has been met with a mix of curiosity, playful requests for cat photos, and appeals for Chinese-language subtitles.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Because the show has 70 percent Japanese dialogue and then subtitles.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The latter of course went on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, while the film won Best Picture, leading Matlin to feel, per this film’s subtitle, not alone anymore with her once-singular awards achievement.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Their arrival on the app has been met with a mix of curiosity, playful requests for cat photos, and appeals for Chinese-language subtitles.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
When AnimEigo started, there were no uncut, subtitled, or even faithfully dubbed anime available, period.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Because the show has 70 percent Japanese dialogue and then subtitles.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Subtitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtitle. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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