what is a subtitle?
Noun. 1. subtitle-translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen. caption. interlingual rendition, translation, version, rendering-a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language.
subÂ·tiÂ·tle. n. 1. A secondary, usually explanatory title, as of a literary work. 2. A printed translation of the dialogue of a foreign-language film shown at the bottom of the screen. tr.v. subÂ·tiÂ·tled, subÂ·tiÂ·tling, subÂ·tiÂ·tles. 1. To give a subtitle to. 2.