galleries

Noun

gallery (plural galleries)

1. An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
   • In the gallery are displayed genuine artifacts dug up from the site, and in the gift shop you can buy a replica as a souvenir.
2. An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
   • Near-synonyms: art dealer's, dealer's

   Synonyms:

   art dealer, dealer

3. The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
   • We could afford the less expensive seats in the gallery.
4. (broadly, metonymically) The spectators at an event, collectively.
   • The politician was clearly appealing to the gallery
5. The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
   • appealing to the gallery
6. A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
   • elegant galleries looking out onto manicured gardens

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