subtitle
noun
a secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
subtitled
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past participleof subtitle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof subtitle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
subtitlenouna secondary or subordinate title of a literary work, usually of explanatory character.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Woolfson’s book, which is subtitled “Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence,” proposes not the gene-by-gene editing of today’s most ambitious therapies but a more radical rewriting of the human genome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Any "video-on-demand" platform with more than 500,000 users will need to comply with rules overseen by UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom regarding "protections from harmful material" and increased availability of subtitled, signed and audio-described programming.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
These alternately grave and impish modes recur throughout the show, aptly subtitled “Serious Play,” often combining in a single image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Both films are subtitled and in American Sign Language, turning the table on hearing viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Some of the street signs are subtitled in Chinese, mul- ticulturalism on the march, others have Fashion District underneath the names.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
