center spread

noun

In a publication and particularly a magazine, the two central pages, which belong to the same paper and face each other: the most visible part.

Meanings

nouncenter spread (plural center spreads)

plural center spreads · alternative centre spread

  1. In a publication and particularly a magazine, the two central pages, which belong to the same paper and face each other: the most visible part.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe spread at the center of a magazine

Broader
spreadspread headspreadhead

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

center spread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20spread

MLA

“center spread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20spread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center spread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20spread.

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