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Gallery Pronunciation
Gallery is pronounced GA-ler-ee, IPA /ˈgælɝi/.
GA-ler-ee
US /ˈgælɝi/ · UK /ˈgæləri/
Syllables: GA · ler · ee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A room or building for showing art, or an upper floor of seats in a theatre.
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Gallery in a Sentence
- The gallery is free on Wednesday evenings.
- We sat in the gallery and could hear every word.
- Her work hangs in a small gallery off the market square.
Common Mispronunciations of Gallery
Not guh-LE-ree
Front stress, and the two beats after it run flat. A middle peak belongs to the Italian galleria.
Not GAL-ree
Three beats in careful speech, with a weak ler holding the middle, although two are usual in quick talk.
Tip: Galleries in the plural keeps the same three beats and closes on a z.
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