Dictionary

lead-in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈliːdɪn/

Etymology

Deverbal from lead in.

Meanings

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. A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

Forms

Synonyms

prologue · preface (introduction) · kicker (phrase at start of caption)

Translations (7)

es entradilla (introduction) · bg въведение (introduction) · es introducción (introduction) · es prólogo (introduction) · fi johdanto (introduction) · hu felvezetés (introduction) · cs úvod (introduction)