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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē′ding)

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lead′ing ar′ticle (lē′ding),USA pronunciation [Journalism.]

JournalismAlso called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
British Termsleader (def. 5b).

1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

leading article n

another term for leader

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