surtitle

Meanings

Noun

• 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 of an opera or other similar performance sung in a foreign language; a supertitle.

Verb

• To provide surtitles for a performance.

Related

Similar words

• supertitle

Origin

• From French sur, from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum.