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kə noun, plural bal·co·nies.
1.
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
2.
a gallery in a theater.
Origin:
1610–20; < Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (compare Old High German balc(h)o, accusative singular balcon beam; see balk); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
1610–20; < Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (compare Old High German balc(h)o, accusative singular balcon beam; see balk); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
Related forms
bal·co·nied, adjective
un·bal·co·nied, adjective
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balcony (ˈbælkənɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nies | |
| 1. | a platform projecting from the wall of a building with a balustrade or railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window |
| 2. | a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle |
| [C17: from Italian balcone, probably from Old High German balko beam; see | |
| 'balconied | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
balcony
1610s, 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.
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