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Definition of subtitle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

subtitle

noun
 
/ˈsʌbtaɪtl/
 
/ˈsʌbtaɪtl/
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  1. [usually plural] words that translate what is said in a film into a different language and appear on the screen at the bottom. Subtitles are also used, especially on television, to help deaf people (= people who cannot hear well)
    • a Polish film with English subtitles
    • Is the movie dubbed or are there subtitles?
    • This programme will be broadcast with subtitles for the hard of hearing.
    compare surtitlesTopics Film and theatreb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • English
    • French
    • etc.
    verb + subtitle
    • have
    • read
    preposition
    • with subtitles
    See full entry
  2. a second title of a book that appears after the main title and gives more information
    • This book’s title is ‘Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus’. Its subtitle is ‘A dictionary of synonyms’.
    Topics Literature and writingb2
See subtitle in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee subtitle in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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