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leading (n.1)
[leading 词源字典]
"lead work; lead covering or frame of lead," mid-15c., from
lead
(n.1).
[leading etymology, leading origin, 英语词源]
leading (n.2)
mid-13c., "a bringing by force," from present participle of
lead
(v.1). Meaning "direction, guidance" is from late 14c. As an adjective, "directing, guiding."