Word Study
mezzanine
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mezzanine has 2 senses
- mezzanine(n = noun.artifact) first balcony - first or lowest balcony; Array is a kind of balcony
- mezzanine(n = noun.artifact) entresol, mezzanine floor - intermediate floor just above the ground floor; Array is a kind of floor, level, storey, story
has parts: loge
CIDE DICTIONARY
mezzanine, n. [F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See Mezzo.].
- Same as Entresol. [1913 Webster]
- A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- A floor under the stage, from which various contrivances, as traps, are worked. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- The lowest balcony in a theater, or the forward part of the first balcony. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mezzanine, n.
1 a low storey between two others (usu. between the ground and first floors).
2 Brit. Theatr. a a floor or space beneath the stage. b US a dress circle.
1 a low storey between two others (usu. between the ground and first floors).
2 Brit. Theatr. a a floor or space beneath the stage. b US a dress circle.
Etymology
F f. It. mezzanino dimin. of mezzano middle f. L medianus MEDIAN
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