gallery

noun

US /ˈɡæl(ə)ri/

Word Forms

singular	gallery
plural	galleries

1
countable a public building where you can look at paintings and other works of art
the National Portrait Gallery
She spent her free time visiting galleries and museums.
Synonyms and related words
Museums, libraries and art galleries
accession
annals
archive
1. 1a
  a room in a museum or gallery containing paintings or other works of art
  The Turner exhibit occupies all the galleries on the first floor.
  Synonyms and related words
  Museums, libraries and art galleries
  accession
  annals
  archive
2. 1b
  a private building where you can look at and buy paintings and other types of art
  His work was last shown at the Peter Nathan gallery in Zurich.
  Synonyms and related words
  Museums, libraries and art galleries
  accession
  annals
  archive
2
countable an upper level in a building such as a church, court, etc.
Reporters and members of the public packed the Senate gallery.
Synonyms and related words
Floors and levels of buildings
basement
downstairs
downstairs
1. 2a
  theatreold-fashionedthe highest level of a theater where the least expensive seats are
  Synonyms and related words
  Areas, structures and facilities in a theatre or movie theater
  aisle
  apron
  auditorium
3
countable a passage or long narrow room inside a building
Synonyms and related words
Other parts of buildings
addition
alcove
balcony
1. 3a
  an underground passage in a mine or cave
  Synonyms and related words
  Mining and quarrying
  coal
  coalface
  coalfield
4
singular a group of similar people or things
gallery of:
a gallery of balding middle-aged men
Synonyms and related words
Categories and types
type
category
kind

phrases

play to the gallery

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