"leaderette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaderettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From leader + -ette. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leader|ette|id2=diminutive}} leader + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaderette (plural leaderettes)
  1. A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial.

Inflected forms

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