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cen⋅ter⋅fold

[sen-ter-fohld]
–noun
1. center spread.
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 + fold 1
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cen·ter·fold   (sěn'tər-fōld')   
n.  
  1. A magazine center spread, especially a foldout of an oversize photograph or feature.

    1. The subject of a photograph used as a centerfold, often a nude model.

    2. A feature, such as an advertisement or calendar, inserted as a centerfold.

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