gallery
/ˈɡæl.ə.ɹi/ · noun
Meaning
- An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of important objects, especially works of art.
- An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
- The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
- The spectators at an event, collectively.
- The part of a courtroom, often elevated and in the rear, where seating for the public audience is facilitated during trial.
- A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side.
- A browsable collection of images, font styles, etc.
- A covered passage cut through the earth or masonry.
- A level or drive in a mine.
- A channel that carries engine oil to parts of the engine that need lubrication, such as the main bearings.
- The production control room.
- A part of a light fixture, forming part of its structure and often providing the mounting for the diffuser.
- To show off.
- A surname from Irish.
Etymology / origin
From Middle English galery, gallerye, from Middle French galerie, gallerie, from Old French galerie, gallerie (“a long portico, a gallery”), from Medieval Latin galeria (“gallery”), of unknown origin. Perhaps an alteration of Latin galilea (“church porch”), probably from Latin Galilaea, Galilee, region of Israel. More at Galilee.
- galilaea(Latin)→
- galilea(la)→
- galeria(la-med)→
- galerie(fro)→
- galerie(frm)→
- galery(enm)→
- gallery (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der, der, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- গ্যালারি(Bengali) (bor)
- galeri(Indonesian) (bor)
- gailearaí(Irish) (bor)
- ギャラリー(Japanese) (bor)
- 갤러리(Korean) (bor)
- galeri(Malay) (bor)
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