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Lyrics vs Subtitle - What's the difference?

lyrics | subtitle |

As nouns the difference between lyrics and subtitle

is that lyrics is the words to a song (or other vocal music) while subtitle is a heading below or after a title.

As a verb subtitle is

to create subtitles for the dialog in a film.

lyrics

English

Noun

(head)
  • The words to a song (or other vocal music).
  • See also

    * libretto English nouns

    subtitle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A heading below or after a title.
  • Textual versions of the dialog in films, usually displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Usage notes

    In film and video, subtitles'' usually translate foreign-language dialogue, while ''captions transcribe or describe all significant dialogue and sound for viewers who cannot hear it.

    Derived terms

    * subtitled, subtitling

    See also

    * *

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To create subtitles for the dialog in a film.
  • Anagrams

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