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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To provide surtitles for a performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: supertitle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version
History
From French sur (“over, above”), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
