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Meaning of "centrefold" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CENTREFOLD

centrefold  [ˈsɛntəˌfəʊld] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CENTREFOLD

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Centrefold is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CENTREFOLD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

centrefold

Centerfold

The centerfold or centrefold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait. In saddle-stitched magazines, the centerfold does not have any blank space cutting through the image. The term was coined by Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine. The success of the first issue of Playboy has been attributed in large part to its centerfold: a nude of Marilyn Monroe. The advent of monthly centerfolds gave the pin-up a new respectability, and helped to sanitize the notion of "sexiness". Being featured as a centerfold could lead to film roles for models, and still occasionally does today. Early on, Hefner required Playboy centerfolds to be portrayed in a very specific way, telling photographers in a 1956 memo that the "model must be in a natural setting engaged in some activity 'like reading, writing, mixing a drink'...... should have a 'healthy, intelligent, American look—a young lady that looks like she might be a very efficient secretary or an undergrad at Vassar.

Definition of centrefold in the English dictionary

The first definition of centrefold in the dictionary is a large coloured illustration folded so that it forms the central spread of a magazine. Other definition of centrefold is a photograph of a nude or nearly nude woman in a magazine on such a spread. Centrefold is also the subject of such a photograph.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CENTREFOLD


bifold
ˈbaɪˌfəʊld
billfold
ˈbɪlˌfəʊld
blindfold
ˈblaɪndˌfəʊld
eightfold
ˈeɪtˌfəʊld
fivefold
ˈfaɪvˌfəʊld
fourfold
ˈfɔːˌfəʊld
gatefold
ˈɡeɪtˌfəʊld
manifold
ˈmænɪˌfəʊld
multifold
ˈmʌltɪˌfəʊld
ninefold
ˈnaɪnˌfəʊld
overfold
ˈəʊvəˌfəʊld
pinfold
ˈpɪnˌfəʊld
sevenfold
ˈsɛvənˌfəʊld
sheepfold
ˈʃiːpˌfəʊld
sixfold
ˈsɪksˌfəʊld
tenfold
ˈtɛnˌfəʊld
thousandfold
ˈθaʊzəndˌfəʊld
threefold
ˈθriːˌfəʊld
trifold
ˈtraɪˌfəʊld
twofold
ˈtuːˌfəʊld

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CENTREFOLD

centre court
centre forward
centre ground
centre half
centre of curvature
centre of gravity
centre of mass
centre of pressure
centre pass
centre punch
centre section
centre spread
centre stage
centre three-quarter
centre-fire
centreboard
centred
centred dot
centreline
centrepiece

WORDS THAT END LIKE CENTREFOLD

enfold
eyefold
fanfold
fold
hundredfold
infold
interfold
millionfold
myriadfold
nailfold
onefold
refold
scaffold
severalfold
thirtyfold
twelvefold
twentyfold
unblindfold
unfold
upfold

Synonyms and antonyms of centrefold in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «centrefold» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CENTREFOLD

Find out the translation of centrefold to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of centrefold from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «centrefold» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

centrefold
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

páginas centrales
570 millions of speakers

English

centrefold
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

centrefold
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

centrefold
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Разворот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

centrefold
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

centrefold
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

centrefold
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Centrefold
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

centrefold
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

centrefold
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

centrefold
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Centrefold
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Centrefold
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

centrefold
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेंट्रॉफोल्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

centrefold
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

centrefold
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Centrefold
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розворот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

centrefold
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στις κεντρικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

middelblad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mittuppslaget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

centrefold
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of centrefold

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTREFOLD»

The term «centrefold» is regularly used and occupies the 79.438 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CENTREFOLD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «centrefold» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «centrefold» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about centrefold

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CENTREFOLD»

Discover the use of centrefold in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to centrefold and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Xtra Naughty Cakes: Step-by-Step Recipes for 19 Cheeky, Fun ...
Step-by-Step Recipes for 19 Cheeky, Fun Cakes Debbie Brown. ifols, ca\ze certmiAly has. the 'wow' factor with a scantily dressed blonde spread out provocatively Lia, a magazleue centrefold. 3 For the pillow fold, roll out 285 g (10. YOU WILL ...
Debbie Brown, 2007
2
Look at This: Contemporary Brochures, Catalogues & Documents
Page 059 Contemporary Brochures Catalogues Documents Description: BB/ Saunders is a London- based design studio. Its clients include Nike, MTV, Penguin Books and Philips. Centrefold is a self-initiated, self- published studio project.
Adrian Shaughnessy, 2006
3
Embodiment: Clinical, Critical and Cultural Perspectives on ...
In a more recent study Voracek and Fisher (2002) looked at the trends in Playboy centrefold models' body measurements from the magazine's inception in December 1953 to December 2001. They concluded that significant change had taken ...
Malcolm MacLachlan, 2004
4
Unquiet Pasts: Risk Society, Lived Cultural Heritage, ...
And again: you need only think of the iconic image of the centrefold; I don't think I have to reproduce one. The feature common to all these images is the human form. The difference, though, is that, although the centrefold itself, as an image ...
Stephanie Koerner, Ian Russell, 2010
5
The Artist in the Cloister: The Life and Works of Father ...
8 Dunstan Massey, OSB, t'The Temptation of St. Benedict,” Pax Regis, Feb., 2011 , centrefold, WA. 4 Dunstan Massey, OSB, to Sr. St. Clare, Mar.27, 1971, DM. 5 Dunstan Massey, OSB, “The Temptation of St. Benedict,” Pax Regis, Feb., 2011, ...
Daphne Sleigh, 2013
6
Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens
In order to handle her concert schedule, her doctor devised a health regimen, including exercises (the term jianmei could refer to aerobic exercises as well as bodybuilding) and a healthy diet.43 Cover and centrefold illustrations in periodicals ...
Paul Clark, 2012
7
Reputation, Celebrity and Defamation Law
Magazine Articles 'Centrefold', Australian Women s Forum, March 1993, np. ' Centrefold', Australian Women s Forum, May 1993, 28. 'Centrefold', Australian Women 's Forum, June 1996, np. 'The Sexiest Man Alive', Cleo, August 1992, 96.
Dr David Rolph, 2013
8
The Cowboy And The Centerfold
Valentine's Men A trustin' Texan One minute Cash McCloud was a fine, upstanding cowboy in Maybe, Texas, and the next he was guilty of harbouring a centrefold.
Debbi Rawlins, 2012
9
500 Years of New Words
... piled 11/2inches high.” Also in 1951: globalization, knee-jerk, nerd, orbiter, whirlybird. 1952. CENTREFOLD. This word has been indelibly linked to Playboy magazine, launched by Hugh Hefner in the early 1950s. No volume number or date ...
Bill Sherk, 2004
10
This is Improbable: Cheese String Theory, Magnetic Chickens ...
Centrefold. Model. Dr Martin Voracek is a shoes-and-ships-and-sealing-wax sort of specialist. His expertise ranges from romance and jealousy, to the 'accuracy of volume measurement in human cadaver kidneys', to the effects of solar ...
Marc Abrahams, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CENTREFOLD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term centrefold is used in the context of the following news items.
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Playboy's Holly Madison gives a different version of life with Hugh …
The former bunny describes heavy drinking sessions at the beginning of her mansion life, outlines her ambitions to be a centrefold, admits she ... «Ottawa Sun, Jul 15»
2
MasterChef judge Matt Preston cooks his way to popularity
The cover features cream, sugar and a jowly author promising a "dirty double centrefold inside!" And indeed, that centrespread – tinned corn, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Female rapper faces online abuse
The Australian-based rapper and centrefold model from Aranui, who performs under the name Jackel, released a music video last year and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
Czech Tennis Star Tomas Berdych Strips For Magazine Centrefold
Czech tennis ace Tomas Berdych has posed naked for the centrefold of the latest issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The photoshoot was part of ... «International Business Times AU, Jun 15»
5
The Big Interview: Clare Bailey deputy leader of the Green Party
A. Well, there were nine posters featured, five were men and they were in the corner, but the centrefold were the women, that was the message. «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
The Spitting Cobra from Satkhira – Mustafizur is the genuine article
A mesmerising spell follows and he becomes the centrefold of Bangladesh's colourful map. What was simply a face in the crowd two months ... «DhakaTribune, Jun 15»
7
Lobster boat races go on despite fog, rain
Class M(A) – 40 feet and over, up to 500 hp: Bella Crie, Christopher Knight, Jr. Class M(B) – 40 feet and over, 501 to 750 hp: Centrefold, Cyrus ... «Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald, Jun 15»
8
Magic Mike's Adam Rodriguez gets naked for a Cosmo centrefold
When Cosmo answers the phone to Adam Rodriguez, he sounds worse for wear. "It was Channing's birthday last night..." he says, blaming his ... «Cosmopolitan UK, Jun 15»
9
James Packer and Mariah Carey hook up after a long history of …
○In 1995 Packer was spotted kissing and cuddling US actor and Playboy centrefold Joan Severance while she was on a trip Down Under. «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
10
Lisa Wilkinson: TV hasn't always been kind to older women
Her mother banned her from reading Cleo as a teenager because of its nude male centrefold. She became engaged to former Wallabies player ... «Daily Life, Jun 15»

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