mezzanine
[ mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen ]
/ ˈmɛz əˌnin, ˌmɛz əˈnin /
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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mezzo,
mezzo forte,
mezzo piano,
mezzo soprano,
mezzo-relievo
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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 process
mezzanine funding Often shortened to: mezz
Word Origin for mezzanine
C18: from French, from Italian, diminutive of
mezzano middle, from Latin
mediānus
median