lead-in

See also: lead in and leadin'

English

Etymology

Deverbal from lead in.

Noun

lead-in (plural lead-ins)

An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.
A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
(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)

Anagrams

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

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