surtitle

  1. Noun.  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.
  2. Verb.  to provide surtitles for a performance.

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