mezzanine

[ mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen ]

/ ˈmɛz əˌnin, ˌmɛz əˈnin /

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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.

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Origin of mezzanine

1705–15; <French <Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan(o) middle (<Latin mediānusmedian) + -ino diminutive suffix

Words nearby mezzanine

mezereum, Mézières, mezlocillin, mezuzah, mezzaluna, mezzanine, mezza voce, mezzo, mezzo forte, mezzo piano, mezzo-relievo

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How to use mezzanine in a sentence

That theater holds just over 2,000 people between the orchestra, mezzanine and balcony and from what I could tell, nearly all levels were filled with masked and vaccinated guests — which was required for entry.
Inside the in-person return of Pop-Up Magazine and how the storytelling tour rekindled a community of fans|Kayleigh Barber|November 19, 2021|Digiday
He’d sold access to mezzanine tables for $100 and booths for $150.
Football is back in Happy Valley. The coronavirus never left.|Kent Babb|October 30, 2020|Washington Post
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.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is a rez-de-chausse, a mezzanine floor and a roof garden, with prices varying accordingly as comfort increases or decreases.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun
In the windows of the mezzanine, where Missyuss had her room, shone a bright light, and then a faint green glow.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories|Anton Tchekoff
Never before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley
A moment later I saw Kennedy bow and, following the direction of his eyes, looked up to a sort of mezzanine gallery.
The Social Gangster|Arthur B. Reeve
We shall be living in the large house near the spring, on the mezzanine floor.
A Hero of Our Time|M. Y. Lermontov

British Dictionary definitions for mezzanine

mezzanine

/ (ˈmɛzəˌniːn, ˈmɛtsəˌniːn) /

noun

Also called: mezzanine floor, entresol an intermediate storey, esp a low one between the ground and first floor of a building

theatre, US and Canadian the first balcony

theatre, British a room or floor beneath the stage

adjective

of or relating to an intermediate stage in a financial processmezzanine funding Often shortened to: mezz

Word Origin for mezzanine

C18: from French, from Italian, diminutive of mezzano middle, from Latin mediānus median

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