lede

C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /lid/ UK /liːd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like rede /l/ vs /ɹ/

Meanings

1

noun
the opening sentence or paragraph of a news story summarizing its essence

The editor told her to rewrite the lede to hook the reader.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the opening sentence or... leadintrointroduction opening

Word family

Related forms lead

Etymology

A deliberate respelling of lead (the opening of a news story), altered by journalists to distinguish it from the lead (metal) once used in typesetting. Lead descends from Old English lǣdan ('to guide').

lǣdan Old English

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# lede

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /lid/
**IPA (UK):** /liːd/

## Meanings
1. the opening sentence or paragraph of a news story summarizing its essence

## Examples
- The editor told her to rewrite the lede to hook the reader.

## Synonyms
- lead
- intro
- introduction
- opening

## Related Forms
- lead

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lǣdan

## Etymology
A deliberate respelling of lead (the opening of a news story), altered by journalists to distinguish it from the lead (metal) once used in typesetting. Lead descends from Old English lǣdan ('to guide').

## AI Etymology
Lede has this etymological development: A deliberate respelling of lead (the opening of a news story), altered by journalists to distinguish it from the lead (metal) once used in typesetting. Lead descends from Old English lǣdan ('to guide'). The etymological trail includes Old English lǣdan. The same word family includes lead. Its current noun use means "the opening sentence or paragraph of a news story summarizing its essence".

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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