Main Entry: gal·lery

Pronunciation: \ˈga-lə-rē, ˈgal-rē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural gal·ler·ies

Etymology: Middle English galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably alteration of galilaea galilee

Date: 15th century

1 a : a roofed promenade : colonnade b : corridor 1
2 a : an outdoor balcony b Southern & Midland : porch, veranda c : a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship
3 a : a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor b : a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system; also : a working drift or level in mining c : an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect (as a beetle)
4 a : a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art b : an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art c : collection, aggregation <the rich gallery of characters in this novel — H. S. Canby>
5 a : a structure projecting from one or more interior walls (as of an auditorium or church) to accommodate additional people; especially : the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats b : the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery c : the undiscriminating general public d : the spectators at a sporting event (as a tennis or golf match)
6 : a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf)
7 : a photographer's studio

— gal·ler·ied \-rēd\ adjective

— gal·lery·ite \-rē-ˌīt\ noun