leading
Vertical space added between linesVertical space added between lines; line spacing.
Translations
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Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Vertical space added between lines; line spacing.
Zeilenabstand, Interlinea, Zeilendurchschuss
интерлиньяжinterlinʹjaž
An act by which one is led or guided.
(archaic)Command of an army or military unit.
Origin
From Middle English leding, ledyng, ledinge, ledunge, equivalent to lead + -ing. Cognate wFrom Middle English leding, ledyng, ledinge, ledunge, equivalent to lead + -ing. Cognate with Dutch leiding (“conduit, leading, guidance, leadership”), German Leitung (“line, conduit, cable”).
From Middle English leedynge, equivalent to lead (chemical element) + -ing; so named because in metal typesetting (letterpress and hot metal typesetting), pieces of lead (slugs, strips, blocks, etc) were often the mechanical means of producing the gap.
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