intertitle

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English[edit]

Intertitle of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Etymology[edit]

inter- +‎ title

Noun[edit]

intertitle (plural intertitles)

  1. (cinematography) A piece of static text inserted into the film to provide context or other information.
    Synonyms: (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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Verb[edit]

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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