lead-in

See also: lead in and leadin'

English

Etymology

Deverbal from lead in.

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)

Anagrams

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