picture gallery

picture gallery
noun
a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
Syn: ↑gallery, ↑art gallery
Hypernyms: ↑room
Hyponyms: ↑salon

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noun
: a large room for the exhibition of pictures; also : a collection of pictures

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picture gallery noun
A gallery, hall, or building where pictures are exhibited
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