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leadings

leadings is the plural of leading.

Meaning of leading

Noun (1)

leading (plural leadings)

  1. An act by which one is led or guided.
    • It has been said that we ought not to force our way, but to wait for the openings, and leadings of Providence; but it might with equal propriety be answered in this case, neither ought we to neglect embracing those openings in providence which daily present themselves to us.1792, William Carey, An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the
  2. (archaic) Command of an army or military unit.
    • Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe,
      That by Characters grauen in thy browes,
      And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect,
      Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Noun (2)

leading (uncountable)

  1. Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.

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Questions about leadings

What is leadings the plural of?
Leadings is the plural of leading.

Words near leadings in the dictionary

  1. leading-strings
  2. Leadingham
  3. Leadinghams
  4. leadingly
  5. leadingness
  6. leadings
  7. leadish
  8. Leadite
  9. leadless
  10. leadlessness
  11. leadlight

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