lead, lead-in, lede
(noun) the introductory section of a story; “it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lede (plural lede)
(now chiefly, UK dialectal, singular) A man; person.
(chiefly, UK dialectal, Scotland, collective plural) Men; people, folk.
(UK dialectal, Scotland, singular) A people or nation.
(chiefly, UK dialectal, plural) Tenements; holdings; possessions.
lede (plural ledes)
(chiefly US, journalism) The introductory paragraph(s) of a newspaper or other news article.
Usage seems mostly confined to the U.S. Originally only journalistic usage that is now so common in general US English that it is no longer labeled as jargon by major US dictionaries such as Merriam-Webster and American Heritage. Noted as “sometimes spelled” in 1959, “often spelled” in 1969, and asserted in the 1979 reprint of a 1974 book (see Citations page). In 1990, William Safire was still able to say that lede was jargon not listed in regular dictionaries.
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LEDE (not comparable)
(acoustics) Initialism of live end dead end.
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Source: Wiktionary
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
