Meaning Of The Word Galley proof

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galley proof in American English
printer's proof taken from type in a galley to permit correction of errors before the type is made up in pages
noun: a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections

galley proof in British English
noun: a printer's proof, esp one taken on a long strip of paper from type in a galley, used to make corrections before the matter has been split into pages

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