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gallery noun (galleries) 1 a room or building used to display works of art. 2 a balcony along an inside upper wall, eg of a church or hall, providing extra seating or reserved for musicians, etc • minstrels' gallery. 3 a the upper floor in a theatre, usually containing the cheapest seats; b the part of the audience seated there. 4 a long narrow room or corridor. 5 an underground passage in a mine or cave. 6 a covered walkway open on one or both sides. 7 the spectators in the stand at a golf, tennis or other tournament. 8 in a TV studio: a soundproof room overlooking the action, for the director or lighting engineer. galleried adj 1 having a gallery. 2 made in the form of a gallery or arcade. play to the gallery to seek mass approval or favour by appealing to popular taste.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c: from French galerie, from Latin galeria a covered walkway.