subtitle

(subtīt′'l)

noun

  1. a secondary or explanatory title, as of a book or play
  2. a book title repeated at the top of the first page of text
  3. one or more lines of text, as a translation of dialogue in a foreign language, appearing usually at the bottom of a film or video image

transitive verb subtitled, subtitling

to add a subtitle or subtitles to

See subtitle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work.
  2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen.
transitive verb sub·ti·tled, sub·ti·tling, sub·ti·tles
  1. To give a subtitle to.
  2. To provide with subtitles: a film that was subtitled for English-speaking audiences.

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