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Word: Gallery
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in gallery (sense 3)): via Old French from Italian galleria ‘gallery’, formerly also ‘church porch’, from medieval Latin galeria, perhaps an alteration of galilea (see galilee)
ˈɡal(ə)ri
a room or building for the display or sale of works of art
Short Definition:place for display of art
Examples:- an art gallery
- the National Gallery
a balcony or upper floor projecting from an interior back or side wall of a hall or church, providing space for an audience or musicians
Short Definition:balcony projecting from interior wall of hall
Examples:- in the minstrels' gallery, a string orchestra plays themes from film soundtracks
a long room or passage, typically one that is partly open at the side to form a portico or colonnade.
Short Definition:long room or passage
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