I was hoping to use a word to say that in a song lyric, the translation of the original language appears directly below the original language throughout the song, without having to say all that. I thought "subscribed" made sense (sub=below; scribed=written), but can't find any dictionaries that give that definition to the word.
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Because human language is a combinatoric art rather than a crossword puzzle, we normally do and should use multiple words to describe elaborate concepts.– tchrist ♦Jul 25, 2014 at 23:30
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According to dictionary.reference.com, interlinear is:
- situated or inserted between lines, as of the lines of print in a book: a Latin text with interlinear translation.
What you are describing is subtitling, which according to dictionary.reference.com is:
3. Movies, Television.
a. the text of dialogue, speeches, operas, etc., translated into another language and projected on the lower part of the screen.
b. (in silent motion pictures) a title or caption.
answered Jul 25, 2014 at 21:56
Juxtaposition is not very specific to music but could work.
According to Google, the word means:
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together
answered Mar 7, 2016 at 1:03
