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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 story
Familiarity information: LEDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The introductory section of a story
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
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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