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ˈlead-up
[f. vbl. phr. to lead up (cf. lead v.1 23).]
Something that leads up to something else.
1953M. T. Monro Thinking about Genesis i. i. 26 The lead-up is the ordinary one by which we establish, on rational grounds alone, the existence of God, His attributes, [etc.]. 1959D. Cooke Lang. Mus. iii. 145 The Beethoven is the short, breathless lead-up to the final jubilant outburst of the finale of the Choral Symphony. 1959D. D. C. P. Mould Peter's Boat vi. 78, I had occasion to go into..that country's great mediaeval cathedrals now in Protestant hands... Here was a setting, a magnificent lead-up in stone..pointing to one thing and one thing only, the Mass and the Blessed Sacrament. 1972Lebende Sprachen XVII. 73/1 During the vital lead-up to first flights, acceleration and deceleration tests were made during taxying trials. |