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bal⋅co⋅ny
[bal-kuh-nee]
–noun, plural -nies.
| 1. | a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building. |
| 2. | a gallery in a theater. |
Origin:
1610–20; < It balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (cf. OHG balc(h)o, acc. sing. balcon beam; see balk ); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
1610–20; < It balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (cf. OHG balc(h)o, acc. sing. balcon beam; see balk ); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself

Related forms:
bal⋅co⋅nied, adjective
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Balcony
Bal"co*ny\, n.; pl. Balconies. [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, pa?cho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.]1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater. 2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
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Language Translation for : balcony
Spanish:
balcón,
German:
der Balkon,
Japanese:
バルコニー
balcony
1618, from It. balcone, from balco "scaffold," from Langobardic *balko- "beam" (cf. O.E. balca "beam, ridge," see balk) + It. augmentative suffix -one. Till c.1825, regularly accented on the second syllable.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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balcony
external extension of an upper floor of a building, enclosed up to a height of about three feet (one metre) by a solid or pierced screen, by balusters (see also balustrade), or by railings. In the medieval and Renaissance periods, balconies were supported by corbels made out of successive courses of stonework, or by large wooden or stone brackets. Since the 19th century, supports of cast iron, reinforced concrete, and other materials have become common.
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