mezzanine

noun

mez·​za·​nine ˈme-zə-ˌnēn How to pronounce mezzanine (audio)
ˌme-zə-ˈnēn
1
: a low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building
especially : an intermediate story that projects in the form of a balcony
2
a
: the lowest balcony in a theater
b
: the first few rows of such a balcony

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The view from the mezzanine perches people among the branches like birds. — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025 The additional square footage was added in October when the retailer took over the mezzanine of the flagship. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The terrazzo floor on the mezzanine was spiderwebbed with yellow CAUTION tape and silver duct tape, clearly covering cracks of some kind. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 19 Feb. 2025 The 47-year-old transit worker was off-duty when he was stabbed in the armpit after getting into an argument with another man on the mezzanine of the Pelham Parkway No. 5 train station sometime around 6 a.m., transit and law enforcement sources told the Daily News. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mezzanine

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano middle, from Latin medianus middle, median

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mezzanine was in 1711

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mezzanine

noun
mez·​za·​nine ˈmez-ᵊn-ˌēn How to pronounce mezzanine (audio)
ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈēn
1
: a story between two main stories of a building often in the form of a balcony
2
: the lowest balcony in a theater or its first few rows

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