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LEDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lede mean? 

LEDE (noun)
  The noun LEDE has 1 sense:

1. the introductory section of a storyplay

  Familiarity information: LEDE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEDE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The introductory section of a story

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

lead; lead-in; lede

Context example:

it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter

Hypernyms ("lede" is a kind of...):

section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))

Holonyms ("lede" is a part of...):

news article; news story; newspaper article (an article reporting news)


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