intertitle

intertitle

English

Etymology

    From inter- + title.

    Noun

    intertitle (plural intertitles)

    1. (cinematography) A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
      Synonyms: title card, (dated) leader, (dated) subtitle
      The film made frequent use of intertitles: every scene change was accompanied by text describing the new location.
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    Translations

    Verb

    intertitle (third-person singular simple present intertitles, present participle intertitling, simple past and past participle intertitled)

    1. To insert text into a film in this way.

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