1. The introductory section of a story
   - lead, lead-in

Type of: section, subdivision

Part of: news article, news story, newspaper article

Encyclopedia: Lede

• Auden
• Audenesque
• audibility
• audible
• audibleness
• audibly
• audience
• audile
• audio
• audio amplifier
• audio CD
• audio compact disc
• audio frequency
• audio lingual acquisition
• audio recording
• audio system
• audio-lingual
• audiocassette
• audiogram
• audiologist
• audiology
• audiometer
• audiometric
• audiometry
• audiophile