Meaning & use

centerfold

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A large photograph or feature that folds out from the middle pages of a magazine.

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The magazine's centerfold featured a sweeping photo essay on the region's wildlife.

He unfolded the centerfold poster and pinned it to his bedroom wall.

A note on using this word

Became strongly associated in popular culture with glamour and men's magazines from the mid-20th century onward.

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