Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

below the fold

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
be-low the -fold
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.

prep_phrase

Far enough down that it is not likely to be visible in the initial display of a window or screen, such that the end user will probably have to scroll down before seeing it.

Antonyms

above the fold

Questions

What does below the fold mean?
Printed on the lower half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper, such that it is not immediately visible on a folded copy of the newspaper, e.g. as displayed at a newsstand or in a vending machine.

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