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leading1 definition

lead·ing (led′iŋ)

noun

  1. a covering or being covered with lead
  2. strips or sheets of lead, collectively
leading2 definition

lead·ing (lēd′iŋ)

noun

the action of one that leads; guidance; direction; leadership

adjective

  1. that leads; guiding
  2. principal; chief
  3. playing the lead in a play, film, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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