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lede (lēd)  n. The introductory portion of a news story, especially the first sentence. [Obsolete spelling of lead1, revived in modern journalism to distinguish the word from lead2, strip of metal separating lines of type.] lec'to·typ'ic (-tĭp'ĭk) adj. |
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