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gallery
[ gal-uh-ree, gal-ree ]
/ ˈgæl ə ri, ˈgæl ri /
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noun, plural gal·ler·ies.
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Idioms about gallery
play to the gallery, to attempt to appeal to the popular taste, as opposed to a more refined or esoteric taste: Movies, though still playing mainly to the gallery, have taken their place as a significant art form.
Origin of gallery
1400–50; late Middle English <Old French galerie<Medieval Latin galeria, by dissimilation or suffix replacement from galilea, galilæagalilee
OTHER WORDS FROM gallery
gal·ler·ied, adjectivegal·ler·y·like, adjectiveun·gal·ler·ied, adjectiveWords nearby gallery
Gallegos, galleon, galleria, galleried, gallerist, gallery, gallery forest, gallerygoer, galleryite, gallery tray, gallery wire
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British Dictionary definitions for gallery
gallery
/ (ˈɡælərɪ) /
noun plural -leries
Word Origin for gallery
C15: from Old French galerie, from Medieval Latin galeria, probably from galilea galilee, a porch or chapel at entrance to medieval church
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Other Idioms and Phrases with gallery
gallery
see play to the gallery; rogues' gallery.
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