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centrefold
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centrefold or US centerfold
Noun
a large coloured illustration, often a photograph of a naked or scantily dressed young woman, folded to form the centre pages of a magazine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.centrefold - a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature
facing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread - two facing pages of a book or other publication
foldout, gatefold - an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
Translations
centrefold, centerfold (US) [ˈsɛntəfəuld] npágina central plegable
centrefold (US), centerfold [ˈsɛntəfəuld] n (Press) → pages centrales dĂ©tachables (avec photo de pin up)
centrefold (US) centerfold [ˈsɛntəfəuld] centre ndoppelseitiges Bild in der Mitte einer Zeitschrift
centrefold (US), centerfold [ˈsɛntəfəuld] n (PRESS) → poster m (all'interno di rivista)


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Victoria Fuller, Miss January 1996, has come up with a novel way to celebrate Playboy magazine's 50th anniversary: paintings of centerfolds with their clothes on.
A December 29, 2003 profile by NRO contributing editor Andrew Stuttaford described Hefner as "tatty, tacky, jaded, and, let's admit it, a touch laughable, but an American original nonetheless"--an "ancient satyr" surrounded by adoring starlets and centerfolds.
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