- 1[singular] the most important and advanced position in an area of activity, especially technology at the leading edge of scientific research The company has had the leading edge in electronics for ten years.
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- 2[countable] (technology) the front or forward edge of something, especially an aircraft
adjective [only before noun] synonym cutting edge leading-edge technologySee leading edge in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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