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lede
(lēd)n.
The introductory portion of a news story, especially the first sentence.
[Obsolete spelling of lead, revived in modern journalism to distinguish the word from its homograph lead, strip of metal separating lines of type.]
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Lede
persons collectively—Beowulf, 971; one’s own people, race, nation, or countrymen; vassals.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | lede - the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
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