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mezzanine

[mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen]

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noun

the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater.
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.

mezzanine

/ ˈmɛtsəˌniːn, ˈmɛzəˌniːn /

noun

Also called: mezzanine floor.�� entresol.��an intermediate storey, esp a low one between the ground and first floor of a building
theatre the first balcony
theatre a room or floor beneath the stage

adjective

Often shortened to: mezz.��of or relating to an intermediate stage in a financial process
mezzanine funding

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzanine¹

1705–15; < French < Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan ( o ) middle (< Latin ��徱��Գܲ� median ) + -ino diminutive suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mezzanine¹

C18: from French, from Italian, diminutive of mezzano middle, from Latin ��徱��Գܲ� _median

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The results prepare the ground for a boggling encounter upstairs on the museum’s mezzanine — an astonishingly plain installation of three mirrored walls.

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United Way of Greater Los Angeles, which was raising capital for affordable housing, filled the gap with a $4.5-million second, or mezzanine, loan.

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Staff will be on the mezzanines to explain changes and help people pay.

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Frosted glass surfaces, bright colors and a mezzanine add a sense of airiness to the windowless book conservation lab.

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The rest of the team, including Ismerai, will sit in the third mezzanine due to limited seating in the orchestra section, Proudfoot said.

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