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.

RELATED WORDS

balcony, entresol

Nearby words

Origin of mezzanine

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

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Examples from the Web for 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.
The Secret Speakeasies of Buenos Aires|Jeff Campagna|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He walked in, accosted the first man he saw, and was waved to a flight of stairs reaching a mezzanine floor.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair
No weapon protruded from the wound, nor was any found on or near her in the mezzanine.
Initials Only|Anna Katharine Green

Never before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.
Where the Blue Begins|Christopher Morley
The mezzanine floor of the department store was arranged as a lounge or waiting room for customers.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin|Dorothy Wayne
He withdrew softly, mounted to the mezzanine floor of the apartment, and went out.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson

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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Word Origin and History for mezzanine

mezzanine

1711, "a low story between two tall ones in a building," from French mezzanine (17c.), from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano "middle," from Latin medianus "of the middle," from medius (see medial (adj.)). Sense of "lowest balcony in a theater" first recorded 1927.