mezzanine
NounUS[mez-uh-neen]/ˈmɛzəˌnin/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- first or lowest balconySynonyms: first balconyType of balconyParts loge
- intermediate floor just above the ground floorSynonyms: mezzanine floorentresolType of floor, level
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Mez′za·nine noun
Origin: F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See Mezzo.
1. Architecture (a) Same as Entresol. (b) A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.
2. A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.
3. Also mezzanine floor. Theat. A floor under the stage, from which various contrivances, as traps, are worked.
4. The lowest balcony in a theater, or the forward part of the first balcony.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, GCIDE editors