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Introductory passage
Answer for the clue "Introductory passage ", 7 letters:
lead-in
Word definitions for lead-in in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An introduction, something that leads into the beginning of something.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead ] wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
lead-in \lead-in\ n. (Elec.) a wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to a transmission line. (Radio and Television Broadcasting) The short segment of a program or program script introducing and immediately preceding another part of the ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lead-in is a short phrase, usually five words or less, that starts off a photo caption in a newspaper , high school yearbook , magazine or other publication. Lead-ins (aka "kickers") are used to catch the reader's attention and "lead in" to the main caption. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The lead-in to a news item should only take a few seconds. ▪ The last sentence in a paragraph should form a lead-in to what is to be discussed in the next paragraph. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ I may be able to get a good lead-in ...
Usage examples of lead-in.
John was the anchor assigned the lead-in and the scripted question at the end.
We require that triaxial cable with local rectenna lead-ins be laid through all living areas.
To his abiding joy, the top five graduates went to fighter lead-in school at Holloman AFB, near Alamagordo, New Mexico.
It also contained some lead-in stuff to re-frame the story so that this is the central book.