Centerfold

/ˈsentərˌfoʊld/ noun

The central pages of a magazine that open together, or the attractive person pictured on those pages.

From 'center' (middle) and 'fold' (the crease where pages meet). This word emerged in 20th-century publishing as magazines became popular cultural objects.

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