sub·ti·tle
ˈsəb-ˌtī-tᵊl 
1
: a secondary or explanatory title
2
: a printed statement or fragment of dialogue appearing on the screen between the scenes of a silent movie or appearing as a translation at the bottom of the screen during the scenes of a movie or television show in a foreign language
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Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Netflix will release the movie in both the original Spanish version with subtitles and in an English-language dub.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There’s a whole life around the world for French-language productions, subtitled, that travel.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Noun
The slate includes Avnika Ki Shaadi, Apavitra and CEO Se Romeo, distributed in Hindi with localized subtitles.
—Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Netflix will release the movie in both the original Spanish version with subtitles and in an English-language dub.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Verb
The season, subtitled Pearl Islands, aired in the fall of 2003, saw Fairplay, now 52, finish in third place.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
There’s a whole life around the world for French-language productions, subtitled, that travel.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026
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“Subtitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subtitle. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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