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Definition gallery in American English

gallery noun

noun
/ˈɡæl(ə)ri/
1

a public building where you can look at paintings and other works of art

Example

the National Portrait Gallery

Example

She spent her free time visiting galleries and museums.

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accession annals archive
1.1

a room in a museum or gallery containing paintings or other works of art

Example

The Turner exhibit occupies all the galleries on the first floor.

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accession annals archive
1.2

a private building where you can look at and buy paintings and other types of art

Example

His work was last shown at the Peter Nathan gallery in Zurich.

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accession annals archive
2

an upper level in a building such as a church, court, etc.

Example

Reporters and members of the public packed the Senate gallery.

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basement downstairs downstairs
2.1

the highest level of a theater where the least expensive seats are

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aisle apron auditorium
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addition alcove balcony
3.1

an underground passage in a mine or cave

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coal coalfield coal mine
Example

a gallery of balding middle-aged men

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type category kind
Definition gallery in American English