gallery
//ˈɡæl.ə.ɹi//
Forms
- Plural
- galleries
- present (v1)
- gallery
- past (v2)
- galleried
- past participle (v3)
- galleried
- present participle
- gallerying
- 3rd person singular
- galleries
Definitions
1.An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
- Some of her work is so impressive that it really ought to be in a gallery.
- 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.
2.An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
- Some of her best work can be yours: it is available at a gallery, if you can afford it.
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.The spectators at an event, collectively.
- Capello was missing his son's wedding in Milan to take charge – yet his reshaped England team gave him cause for a double celebration as they overturned the odds in front of a delighted Wembley gallery.
1.To show off.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2648
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
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.