Galleriies

/ˈɡæləriiz/ noun

Definition

Nonstandard or archaic plural of gallery, though the standard plural is galleries.

Etymology

An alternate or misspelled plural formation of gallery, not in standard modern usage but appearing in historical texts.

Kelly Says

Nonstandard spellings like this show how English spelling conventions have become standardized relatively recently—in the 1600s, people spelled the same word many different ways even within the same document!

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