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supertitles

British  
/ ˈsuːpəˌtaɪtəlz /

plural noun

  1. another word for surtitles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Most of the performances were done without supertitles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

English supertitles, spotlighting Harnick’s unmatched skill, were projected prominently behind the orchestra.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

The work, sung in English with Chinese supertitles, ran in Shanghai through Nov. 20.

From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023

But he is upstage with the supertitles just above him, and that pulls focus from Nakatani.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

A slight delay in the supertitles on Saturday had the audience best-guessing their German throughout the opening scene, in which all but one of Elektra’s maids hang around talking trash about their visibly traumatized mistress.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2022

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