surtitle

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/

surtitle 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.

Noun

surtitle (plural surtitles)

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.

Verb

surtitle (third-person singular simple present surtitles, present participle surtitling, simple past and past participle surtitled)

To provide surtitles for a performance.

Synonyms of surtitle

supertitle

Forms of surtitle

Noun
plural	surtitles
Verb
third-person singular present	surtitles
present participle	surtitling
past participle	surtitled
past	surtitled

Origin of surtitle

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

Questions about surtitle

What does surtitle mean?: Surtitle means 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.
What part of speech is surtitle?: Surtitle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce surtitle?: Surtitle is pronounced /ˈsɜː(ɹ)taɪtəl/.
What is the plural of surtitle?: The plural of surtitle is surtitles.

Words near surtitle in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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