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noun/ˈɡæləɹi//ˈɡælɹi/
  1. 1

    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.
    • Some of her work is so impressive that it really ought to be in a gallery.
  2. 2

    An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.

    • Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's
    • Some of her best work can be yours: it is available at a gallery, if you can afford it.
  3. 3

    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.
  4. 4

    The spectators at an event, collectively.broadlymetonymically

    • The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery
  5. 5

    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
  6. 6

    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
  7. 7

    A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.

    • a gallery of image thumbnails
    • a clip-art gallery in a word processor
  8. 8

    A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.

    • the galleries of the fort
  9. 9

    A level or drive in a mine.

    • the lower galleries
  10. 10

    A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.

    • the main gallery
verb/ˈɡæləɹi//ˈɡælɹi/
  1. 1

    To show off.Trinidad-and-Tobagointransitive

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