Gallery

Quick meaning: Gallery is a noun meaning An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.

Meaning

An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.

More Meanings

1. An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
2. The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
3. (by extension, metonymic) The spectators at an event, collectively.
4. (law) The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
5. A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
6. (computing) A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
7. (fortification) A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.

Example Sentences

appealing to the gallery

Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's

The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery

We could afford the less expensive seats in the gallery.

Word Forms

• galleries
• gallerying
• galleried

Synonyms for gallery

Depending on context, synonyms include dealer, flex, preen, strut, boulevardier, exhibitionize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include heading, verandah, veranda, drift, museum, beaux-arts.

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