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centrefold

centrefold is the alternative spelling of centerfold.

Meaning of centerfold

Noun

centerfold (plural centerfolds)

  1. (US) The single larger sheet of paper that forms the middle two pages of a magazine or other publication, folded so as to open wider than a standard page spread.
  2. (US) A large photograph printed on this sheet, typically in the form of a nude, or provocatively dressed, sexually attractive woman or man.
    Synonyms:
    pin-up
  3. (US) The person appearing in such a photograph.
    • My blood runs cold / My memory has just been sold / My angel is the centerfold1981, “Centerfold”, performed by The J. Geils Band
    Synonyms:
    pin-up, pin-up girl
  4. (US, broadly) Any very sexually attractive person, who is therefore material for such a photograph.

Forms of centrefold

pluralcentrefolds

Origin of centrefold

From centre + fold.

Questions about centrefold

What is centrefold the alternative spelling of?
Centrefold is the alternative spelling of centerfold.

Words near centrefold in the dictionary

  1. centrefielder
  2. centrefielders
  3. centrefields
  4. centrefire
  5. centrefires
  6. centrefold
  7. centrefolds
  8. centreground
  9. centreing
  10. centreings
  11. centreless

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Adapted from Wiktionary: centrefold (page history and authors); centerfold (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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