SURTITLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage

Synonyms:

supertitle; surtitle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("surtitle" is a kind of...):

interlingual rendition; rendering; translation; version (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)

Holonyms ("surtitle" is a part of...):

opera (a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes)

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