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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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lede

noun
the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead
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