plural galleries
1
a
: a roofed promenade : colonnade
b
2
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
: a passage made in wood by an insect (such 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
H. S. Canby5
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 (such 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
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She owns a gallery downtown.
The movie features a gallery of weird characters.
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The gallery is now the exclusive partner of the Consejo Leonora Carrington in France and rossogranada, giving its global network—with locations in Paris, London, Shanghai, New York, and Brussels—access to the fantastical paintings and sculptures that cemented her place in the Surrealist canon.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
Klee responded by challenging him to find how many guards are needed, at a minimum, to protect a gallery.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
There are forced close-ups (with the exception of the dining gallery, none of the rooms feels very large), and 360-degree panoramas.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Bayfield, a charming harbor town filled with art galleries and bed-and-breakfasts, serves as the main jumping-off point to the Apostle Islands.
—Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2026
Klee responded by challenging him to find how many guards are needed, at a minimum, to protect a gallery.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
There are forced close-ups (with the exception of the dining gallery, none of the rooms feels very large), and 360-degree panoramas.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Bayfield, a charming harbor town filled with art galleries and bed-and-breakfasts, serves as the main jumping-off point to the Apostle Islands.
—Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
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“Gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallery. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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gallery
noun
gal·lery
ˈgal(-ə)-rē 
plural galleries
1
: an outdoor balcony
2
a
: a long narrow room, hall, or passage
b
: an underground passageway (as in a mine or cave)
c
: a passage (as in earth or wood) made by an animal and especially an insect
3
a
: a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art
b
: a business dealing in works of art
4
: a balcony in an auditorium
especially
: the highest balcony in a theater or the people who sit there
play to the gallery
5
: a photographer's studio
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