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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

미술관

Pronunciation / Transliteration: misulgwan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Art gallery/ˈɑːt ˌɡæl.ər.i/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"새로운 미술관이 개관했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.

    "The new art gallery downtown features contemporary artists from around the world."
  2. 2

    An establishment that exhibits and sells artworks.

    "She decided to open an art gallery to promote local talent."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'art', derived from Latin 'ars' (skill, craftsmanship, or method), and 'gallery', originating from Old French 'galerie' and Medieval Latin 'galeria' (a covered walk or portico). Originally referring to architectural spaces for displaying fine objects, the combination solidified in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe commercial and public venues dedicated to exhibiting visual art.

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