mezzanine
[mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen]
noun
the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater.
a low story between two other stories of greater height in a building, especially when the low story and the one beneath it form part of one composition; an entresol.
Origin of mezzanine
1705–15; < French < Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan(o) middle (< Latin mediānus median) + -ino diminutive suffix
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Contemporary Examples of mezzanine
Orchestra seats cost $100; mezzanine is $75; and balcony, $50.
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There is a grand wooden staircase that leads to a mezzanine with seating.
Historical Examples of mezzanine
I listened attentively and it seemed to me they were sitting in the mezzanine.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other StoriesAnton Tchekoff
He mounted to the mezzanine floor, tried the door, and found it locked.
The Woman GivesOwen Johnson
There, on a sort of mezzanine, he had a gorgeous little suite.
The DelugeDavid Graham Phillips
He found it on the mezzanine, suitably lavish, clean and well-furnished.
Forsyte's RetreatWinston Marks
By and by, when she's foot-loose, she wants to see you in the mezzanine.
The Real ManFrancis Lynde
mezzanine
noun
adjective
Word Origin for mezzanine
C18: from French, from Italian, diminutive of mezzano middle, from Latin mediānus median
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