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Is there a synonym for "centerfold" which doesn't also mean "scantily clad woman?"

English Language & Usage Asked on February 24, 2021

I wanted to use the word centerfold to refer to a two-spread image I was creating in a magazine.

Generally when defining this word, most dictionaries seem to include an alternative meaning:

an illustration on the two middle pages of a magazine, typically a picture of a naked or scantily clad model [Google]

a picture (as of a nude) on a centerfold [Merriam-Webster]

a photograph of a woman or man in a nude or seminude pose appearing on a magazine centerfold. [Dictionary.com]

a large photograph that covers the two pages opposite each other in the middle of a magazine, usually of a young woman with few or no clothes on, or the person who appears in such a picture [Cambridge Dictionary]

Is there a similar word that does not have this "scantily clad woman" connotation?

3 Answers

Centre spread is commonly used in publishing the the two-pages that belong to the same piece of paper and face each other.

Centre spread:

The two pages opposite each other in the middle of a newspaper or magazine, which usually deal only with one particular subject and include many pictures.

Example: Tomorrow's edition will include a centre spread on the Spanish royal family.

[Cambridge English Dictionary]


Or double-spread.

Double-spread:

An advertisement that covers two facing pages (as in a newspaper) — called also double-page spread.

[Merriam-Webster]

Correct answer by Decapitated Soul on February 24, 2021

Double truck: Double truck refers to a pair of facing pages, usually in a newspaper or magazine, with content that stretches over both pages.

In most newspapers and magazines, the booklet-like format is accomplished by folding large sheets of paper in half. This allows the pages to be opened like a book. Sometimes, usually only in magazines, the pages are stapled or stitched at the fold to hold the pages together.

[Wikipedia]

See Also

Double truck: a 2-page editorial or advertising layout (as in a newspaper) made up as a single unit

[Merriam-Webster]

Answered by cactusknight on February 24, 2021

This is sometimes called a gatefold (M/W). Wordnik has:

A foldout, especially one that opens to double the page size.

Answered by Jim Mack on February 24, 2021

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