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centre spread

British  

noun

  1. the pair of two facing pages in the middle of a magazine, newspaper, etc, often illustrated

  2. a photograph of a nude or nearly nude woman (or man) in a magazine on such pages

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is the city's oldest park and sits at its centre, spread over 14 acres.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024

Dr Andrew Gray works in Edinburgh for the National Centre for Earth Observation, a research centre spread across several UK universities.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2020

The food-preparation centre, spread over 12,500 square metres on four storeys, goes through three tonnes of meat a day as it prepares grub with military precision.

From Economist ● Dec. 13, 2012

Government spending by department Public spending centre spread graphic Illustration: Jenny Ridley for the Guardian This is George Osborne's balance sheet - and shows exactly what is spent by who in Britain today.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2010

This one, whose radiant thread Is every where from centre spread, Like orbs in planetary skies, Enclosed with rounds of various size, This curious frame I aptly call A cobweb mathematical.

From Aesop, in Rhyme Old Friends in a New Dress by Marmaduke Park

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