Surtitle

Origin

From French sur ("over, above"), from Latin super, + title, from Latin titulum.

Full definition of surtitle

Noun

1. 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.

Related terms

• subtitle
• super
• title

Synonyms

• supertitle

Verb

1. to provide surtitles for a performance.

Synonyms

• supertitle

Anagrams

• sluttier