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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
lede

by 1965, alternative spelling of lead (n.2) in the newspaper journalism sense (see lead (v.)), to distinguish this sense from other possible meanings of the written word, perhaps especially the molten lead (n.1) used in typesetting machines.

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lede

Etymology 1 alt. 1 (context Now chiefly UK dialectal singular English) A man; person. 2 (context chiefly UK dialectal Scotland collective plural English) men; people, folk. 3 (context UK dialectal Scotland singular English) A people or nation. 4 (context Now chiefly UK dialectal plural English) tenement; holding; possession. n. 1 (context Now chiefly UK dialectal singular English) A man; person. 2 (context chiefly UK dialectal Scotland collective plural English) men; people, folk. 3 (context UK dialectal Scotland singular English) A people or nation. 4 (context Now chiefly UK dialectal plural English) tenement; holding; possession. Etymology 2

alt. (context chiefly US journalism English) The introduction paragraph of a newspaper or other news article. n. (context chiefly US journalism English) The introduction paragraph of a newspaper or other news article.

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Wikipedia
LEDE

The Linux Embedded Development Environment (LEDE) project is founded as a spin-off of the OpenWrt project and shares many of the same goals.

Lede (disambiguation)

In journalism, lede is an alternative spelling for lead paragraph.

Lede may also refer to:

  • Lede, Belgium, a municipality in Flanders, Belgium
  • Lede, Burma, a small town in Okpho Township, Burma
  • LEDE, a distribution of embedded Linux

Usage examples of "lede".

For to telle of this teuelyng of this trwe kny3te3, Hit is the tytelet token and tyxt of her werkke3, How ledes for her lele luf hor lyue3 han auntered, Endured for her drury dulful stounde3, And after wenged with her walour and voyded her care, And bro3t blysse into boure with bountees hor awen-- And 3e ar knyyght comlokest kyd of your elde, Your worde and your worchip walke3 ayquere, And I haf seten by yourself here sere twyes, Yghet herde I neuer of your hed helde no worde3 That euer longed to luf, lasse ne more.