cen·ter·fold

[sen-ter-fohld]
noun
2.
a gatefold bound into the center of a magazine or book signature.
3.
a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold.
4.
the person in such a photograph.

Origin:
1950–55, Americanism; center + fold1

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centrefold or (US) centerfold (ˈsɛntəˌfəʊld) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a large coloured illustration folded so that it forms the central spread of a magazine
2.  a.  a photograph of a nude or nearly nude woman (or man) in a magazine on such a spread
 b.  the subject of such a photograph
 
centerfold or (US) centerfold
 
n

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Word Origin & History

centerfold
"fold-out center spread of a magazine or newspaper," by 1954, from center + fold. Used especially for illustrations of comely women, hence "woman who poses as a centerfold model" (by 1965).
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Example sentences
Before the map could be scanned, each section had to be flattened, because
  design elements were obscured in the centerfold.
The project delivery system is illustrated in the booklet's centerfold, and is
  explained in the following pages.
Tri-fold the letter, and attach correctly prepared mailing labels to the
  centerfold.
The newsletter centerfold showed the six alternatives superimposed on an aerial
  photograph of the town.
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