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galleryite

American  
[gal-uh-ree-ahyt, gal-ree-] / ˈgæl ə riˌaɪt, ˈgæl ri- /

noun

  1. a spectator, as in a theater gallery or at a golf match.


Etymology

Origin of galleryite

First recorded in 1890–95; gallery + -ite 1

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Both writer and painter do have a common purpose: the writer, to amuse, to shock, to entertain the reader; the painter, to amuse, to shock, to entertain the galleryite: both in-tend to jar your emotions.

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