ledes From WikiWord Entry Discussion Read Edit View history Contents EnglishPronunciationNounRelated termsReferences English Pronunciation No pronunciation has been added yet. Nounledes noun(chiefly US) The introductory paragraph(s) of a newspaper or other news article. Related termsSynonymslight-emitting diodeguidedconductedheadedoperateddiodepoweredruleddevelopedrowedstaffedaddresseddirectorateroutedplacereflected References Wiktionary — ledes Wikipedia — ledes