"opening credits" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} opening credits pl (plural only)
  1. The credits shown at the beginning of a film, TV program, etc. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: opening titles Related terms: closing credits, intro, opening sequence, title sequence Translations (credits shown at the beginning of a film, TV program, etc.): malferma sekvenco (Esperanto), alkutekstit [plural] (Finnish), générique d’ouverture [masculine] (French), générique de début [masculine] (French), générique [masculine] (French), Vorspann [masculine] (German), titoli di testa [masculine, plural] (Italian), オープニングクレジット (opuningu kurejitto) (Japanese), 오프닝 크레딧 (opeuning keuredit) (Korean), шпица (špica) [feminine] (Macedonian), czołówka [feminine] (Polish), créditos iniciais [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), créditos de abertura [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), créditos da abertura [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), cabecera [feminine] (Spanish), intro [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-opening_credits-en-noun-LnszbbF2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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