lead-in

See also: lead in and leadin'

English

Etymology

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English lead indeverb.

English lead-in

Deverbal from lead in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːdɪn/
• Rhymes: -iːdɪn

Noun

lead-in (plural lead-ins)

1. An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.

   After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.

2. A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
3. (journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

Synonyms

• (introduction): preface, prologue; see also Thesaurus:foreword
• (phrase at start of caption): kicker

Translations

introduction

• Bulgarian: въведение (bg) n (vǎvedenie)
• Finnish: johdanto (fi)
• Hungarian: felvezetés (hu)
• Spanish: introducción (es) f, prólogo (es) m, entradilla f

Anagrams

• denial, denail, Leanid, Aldine, Denali, alined, Delina, nailed, Eiland, daniel, dienal, Delian, enlaid, inlead, Daniel, lained, dealin', deal in