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gallery¹
- /ˈɡæləɹi/ US, UK
- /ˈɡælɹi/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æləɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old French galerie, gallerie (“a long portico, a gallery”), from Medieval Latin galeria (“gallery”), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Latin galilea (“church porch”), probably from Latin Galilaea, Galilee, region of Israel. More at Galilee.
noun galleries
- An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art. In the gallery are displayed genuine artifacts dug up from the site, and in the gift shop you can buy a replica as a souvenir.
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An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's
Similar: art dealer, dealer
- The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium. We could afford the less expensive seats in the gallery.
- The spectators at an event, collectively. The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery
- The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial. appealing to the gallery
- A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side. elegant galleries looking out onto manicured gardens
- A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc. a gallery of image thumbnails
- A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry. the galleries of the fort
- A level or drive in a mine. the lower galleries
- A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings. the main gallery
- The production control room.
- A part of a light fixture, forming part of its structure and often providing the mounting for the diffuser. Holonyms: light fixture, light, lamp, fixture
- A part of a monocle—a projection off the ring holding the lens—which helps secure the monocle in the eye socket. Holonym: monocle
- The boring trails produced by an insect in wood. beetle gallery
- Ellipsis of gallery forest
verb galleries · gallerying · galleried
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To show off.
Similar: flex, preen, strut, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flaunt
Gallery²
Where it comes from
Reduced form of Irish Mac Giolla Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled lad”), the same source of McElrath.
proper noun Gallerys
- A surname from Irish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: art gallery, heading, verandah, veranda, drift, picture gallery, museum, beaux-arts, art, clipart, picture, portrait, image, photo, pictures, stencil
Translations
Every language
noun institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art
| Español | galería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갤러리 gaelleori, 화랑 hwarang |
| 日本語 | 画廊 garō, ギャラリー gyararī, 美術館 bijutsukan |
| 中文 | 藝廊 /艺廊 yìláng, 畫廊 /画廊 huàláng |
| हिन्दी | गैलरी gailrī, कलादीर्घा kalādīrghā |
| Português | galeria |
| Français | galerie |
| Deutsch | Galerie |
| Italiano | galleria |
| Ελληνικά | γκαλερί gkalerí |
| Română | galerie |
| Русский | галере́я galeréja |
| العربية | مَعْرِض maʕriḍ, صَالَةُ عَرْض ṣālatu ʕarḍ |
| עברית | גָּלֶרְיָה galeria |
noun establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art
| Español | galería |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갤러리 gaelleori |
| 中文 | 畫店 /画店 huàdiàn, 展銷畫廊 /展销画廊 zhǎnxiāo huàláng |
| हिन्दी | गैलरी gailrī, कलादीर्घा kalādīrghā |
| Português | galeria |
| Français | galerie |
| Deutsch | Galerie |
| Italiano | galleria |
| Русский | галере́я galeréja |
noun area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium
| 日本語 | 桟敷 sajiki |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 樓座層 /楼座层 lóuzuòcéng, 懸臂樓座 /悬臂楼座 xuánbì lóuzuò, 山頂 /山顶 shāndǐng |
| हिन्दी | गैलरी gailrī, दर्शक दीर्घा darshak dīrghā |
| Português | galeria, tribuna |
| Français | balcon |
| Deutsch | Galerie |
| Italiano | palchetto, balconata, galleria, loggia |
| Русский | галере́я galeréja |
| עברית | יָצִיעַ yatsía' |
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title = {gallery},
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