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lede
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lede
c.1965, alternative spelling of lead in the newspaper journalism sense (see lead (v.)), used to distinguish this sense from other possible meanings of the word, perhaps especially the molten lead used in typesetting machines.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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[luvbach1]

Thanks for the definition. That’s interesting but “lead” would not have been confused with the molten metal as used in the sense the writer used it, so “lede,” although correct, needn’t have been used.