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centerfold

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

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; center + fold1
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