UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsʌbtaɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sub′tīt′l)
Literaturea secondary title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
Show Business
Show Business(in motion pictures and television) the text of conversations, speeches, etc., as translated into another language and shown on the bottom of the screen:In Paris we were able to watch movies in English and compare the French subtitles to see how they translated the dialogue.
sub•ti•tle(sub′tīt′l),USA pronunciationn., v.,-tled, -tling. n.
Literaturea secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
Literaturea repetition of the leading words in the full title of a book at the head of the first page of text.
Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
, Radio and Television, Cinemathe text of dialogue, speeches, operas, etc., translated into another language and projected on the lower part of the screen.
Cinema(in silent motion pictures) a title or caption.