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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  lead-in \lead-in\ n.
     1. (Elec.) a wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a
        transmitter to a transmission line.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. (Radio and Television Broadcasting) The short segment of a
        program or program script introducing and immediately
        preceding another part of the program or a commercial.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  lead-in
       n 1: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing
            lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead]
       2: wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a transmitter to
          a transmission line

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  lead-in
     n.
     1 An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of
  something.
     2 A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the
  table of contents.
     3 (lb en journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a
  photograph.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  leadin'
     vb.
     (pronunciation spelling of en leading)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  lead-in
     n.
     1 An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of
  something.
     2 A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the
  table of contents.
     3 (lb en journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a
  photograph.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  leadin'
     vb.
     (pronunciation spelling of en leading)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  lead-in
     n.
     1 An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of
  something.
     2 A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the
  table of contents.
     3 (lb en journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a
  photograph.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  leadin'
     vb.
     (pronunciation spelling of en leading)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  lead-in
     n.
     1 An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of
  something.
     2 A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the
  table of contents.
     3 (lb en journalism) A short phrase that begins the caption of a
  photograph.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  leadin'
     vb.
     (pronunciation spelling of en leading)

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/ 
  въведение
  introduction

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  lead-in /lˈiːdˈɪn/ 
  svod

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  lead-in /lˈiːdˈɪn/ 
  uvedení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  lead-in /lˈiːdˈɪn/
  úvodní poznámka

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/
  Anmoderation 
           Note: TV, Radio, Veranstaltungen
     Synonyms: introduction, intro, introductory remarks
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/
  Einführungs…, Einleitungs…, Einstiegs…
     Synonym: introductory
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/
  Hauseinführung  [constr.]
           Note: Mauerdurchführung für Versorgungsleitungen
        "lead-ins to the building/house"  - Hauseinführungen
        "lead-ins"  - Hauseinführungen
     Synonym: lead-in to the building/house
  
           Note: wall duct for supply lines

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/
  Kennmelodie , Erkennungsmelodie 
     Synonyms: signature tune, theme tune
  
   see: signature tunes, theme tunes
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  lead-in /lˈiːd ˈɪn/ 
  johdanto
  introduction

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  leadin /lˈiːdɪn/
  1. (radyo) anten iniş teli.

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  lead-in
     n. 引入线;介绍,开场白

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