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əˌnin, ˌmɛz noun
1.
the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater.
2.
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:
1705–15; < French < Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan(o) middle (< Latin mediānus median) + -ino diminutive suffix
1705–15; < French < Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan(o) middle (< Latin mediānus median) + -ino diminutive suffix
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mezzanine (ˈmɛzəˌniːn, ˈmɛtsəˌniːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | mezzanine floor, Also called: entresol an intermediate storey, esp a low one between the ground and first floor of a building |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) theatre the first balcony |
| 3. | (Brit) theatre a room or floor beneath the stage |
| —adj | |
| 4. | Often shortened to: mezz of or relating to an intermediate stage in a financial process: mezzanine funding |
| [C18: from French, from Italian, diminutive of mezzano middle, from Latin mediānus | |
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Word Origin & History
mezzanine
1711, "a low story between two tall ones in a building," from Fr., from It. mezzanino, from mezzano "middle," from L. medianus "of the middle," from medius (see medial). Sense of "lowest balcony in a theater" first recorded 1927.
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Example sentences
The line to get in the door made a complete loop around the mezzanine balcony, and then wrapped in on itself.
Belts, bags, umbrellas and small leather goods are on a small mezzanine.
Hybrids rank above equity, which is why they are known as mezzanine debt.
Crews began opening up the ceiling and wall on the mezzanine where they found fire in the rafters.
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