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Definition lede

Etymology 1

From Middle English lede, leode, from Old English l?ode ("people, men"; plural of l?od (“person, man”)), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?léwd?is (“man, people”). Cognate with Scots lede (“people”), West Frisian lie (“people”), Dutch lieden (“people”), lui(den) (“people”), German Leute (“people”), Norwegian lyd (“people”). More at leod.

Noun

lede (plural lede)

1. (now chiefly Britain dialectal, singular) A man; person.
2. (chiefly Britain dialectal, Scotland, collective plural) Men; people, folk.
3. (Britain dialectal, Scotland, singular) A people or nation.
4. (chiefly Britain dialectal, plural) Tenements; holdings; possessions.

Etymology 2

Mid-20th century neologism from a deliberate misspelling of lead, intended to avoid confusion with its homograph meaning a strip of type metal used for positioning type in the frame. Compare hed (“headline”) and dek (“subhead”).

Noun

lede (plural ledes)

1. (chiefly US, journalism) The introductory paragraph(s) of a newspaper or other news article.

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