"lead paragraph" meaning in English

See lead paragraph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: lead paragraphs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lead paragraph (plural lead paragraphs)
  1. (US, journalism) Synonym of lead (“the introductory paragraph or paragraphs of a newspaper, or a news or other type of article”) Tags: US Categories (topical): Mass media Synonyms: lead [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-lead_paragraph-en-noun-TfI6zxos Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: journalism, media

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