subtitle Syllabification: (sub·ti·tle)Pronunciation: /ˈsəbˌtītl/Translate subtitle | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of subtitle noun 1 (subtitles) captions displayed at the bottom of a movie or television screen that translate or transcribe the dialogue or narrative. 2a subordinate title of a published work or article giving additional information about its content. verb [with object] (usually be subtitled) 1provide (a movie or program) with subtitles:much of the film is subtitled 2provide (a published work or article) with a subtitle:the novel was aptly subtitledsubtitle in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of subtitle in the British & World English dictionary
