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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Gallery
     (1.) Heb. 'attik (Ezek. 41:15, 16), a terrace; a projection;
     ledge.
     
       (2.) Heb. rahit (Cant. 1:17), translated "rafters," marg.
     "galleries;" probably panel-work or fretted ceiling.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. Galleries. [F. galerie, It.
     galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal
     hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.
     galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.]
     1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a
        connecting passageway, as between one room and another;
        also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or
        burrowing animal.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture
        gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of
        paintings, sculptures, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides
        of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported
        by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be
        occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed
        merely to increase the capacity of the hall.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern
        or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or
        quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since
        1850.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as
        well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a
        defensive gallery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mining) A working drift or level.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Whispering gallery. See under Whispering.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. Galleries. [F. galerie, It.
     galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal
     hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.
     galer to rejoice. Cf. Gallant, a.]
     1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a
        connecting passageway, as between one room and another;
        also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or
        burrowing animal.
  
     2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture
        gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of
        paintings, sculptures, etc.
  
     3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides
        of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported
        by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be
        occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed
        merely to increase the capacity of the hall.
  
     4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern
        or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or
        quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since
        1850.
  
     5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as
        well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a
        defensive gallery.
  
     6. (Mining) A working drift or level.
  
     Whispering gallery. See under Whispering.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  gallery
       n 1: spectators at a golf or tennis match
       2: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly
          enclosed) [syn: veranda, verandah]
       3: a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
          [syn: art gallery, picture gallery]
       4: a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose;
          "shooting gallery"
       5: a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall
          of a building and supported with arches or columns)
       6: narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the
          interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade
       7: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
          "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: drift, heading]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η στοά
     2 η γκαλερί (εκθεσιακός χώρος ή κατάστημα πώλησης έργων τέχνης)
     3 ο εξώστης σ' ένα κινηματογράφο, η "γαλαρία"· το υπερώο
  του ναού

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     n.
     1 An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and
  conservation of work of art.
     2 An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
     3 The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls
  of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
     4 (lb en by extension metonym) The spectators of an event,
  collectively.
     vb.
     (lb en Trinidad and Tobago) To show off.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Gallery
     n.
     (surname en from=Irish).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     n.
     1 An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and
  conservation of work of art.
     2 An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
     3 The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls
  of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
     4 (lb en by extension metonym) The spectators of an event,
  collectively.
     vb.
     (lb en Trinidad and Tobago) To show off.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Gallery
     n.
     (surname en from=Irish).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     n.
     1 An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and
  conservation of work of art.
     2 An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
     3 The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls
  of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
     4 (lb en by extension metonym) The spectators of an event,
  collectively.
     vb.
     (lb en Trinidad and Tobago) To show off.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Gallery
     n.
     (surname en from=Irish).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     n.
     1 An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and
  conservation of work of art.
     2 An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art.
     3 The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls
  of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.
     4 (lb en by extension metonym) The spectators of an event,
  collectively.
     vb.
     (lb en Trinidad and Tobago) To show off.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Gallery
     n.
     (surname en from=Irish).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     Englanti n.
     1 galleria
     2 parvi, lehteri

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  gallery
     Engelska n.
     (tagg konst språk=en) galleri

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/
  galery

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/
  المعرض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  gallery //ˈɡæləɹi// 
  гале́рия 2.
  area of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium
   3.
  establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art
   4.
  institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art
   5.
  roofed promenade along the wall of a building

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/
  galerie

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/ 
  obrazárna

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/ 
  chodba

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/
  fotografický ateliér

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/ 
  fotoateliér

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  gallery /ɡˈaləɹi/ 
  galérie