supertitle

American  

[soo-per-tahyt-l] / ˈsu pərˌtaɪt l /

noun

1. (especially in opera production) 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.

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verb (used with object)

supertitled, supertitling

1. to provide supertitles for.

Etymology

Origin of supertitle

super- + title

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

supertitle supertitled

While the ad for the in-universe furniture store Cap’n Clark’s Ottoman Empire plays, a phone number with a South Bay area code flashes in a supertitle.

From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026

So he was nowhere to be seen as a single sentence spread over supertitle screens above the stage: Pater, peccavi.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022

This is an “artsy fartsy” movie, as I think some other Slate people have announced, and therefore there’s no supertitle or title card telling us, “1890, Off the Coast of Maine.”

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2019

A supertitle above the stage indicates that it is three days before the group of five will depart for “over there,” as their destination is also referred to later.

From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2016

If there was a supertitle to Ali’s operatic life, it was this: “I don’t have to be who you want me to be; I’m free to be who I want.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2016

But even with supertitled dates between scenes, the chopped-up timeline is hard to follow.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2022