mezzanine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mezzanine, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“middle”), from Latin medianus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛzəˌniːn/

Noun

mezzanine (plural mezzanines)

  1. A secondary floor, in between the main floors of a building; entresol.
    On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
  2. A small window used to light such a secondary floor.
  3. The lowest balcony in an auditorium.
  4. Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.
  5. (theater) A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.

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Adjective

mezzanine (not comparable)

  1. (engineering) Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.
    To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mezzanino.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /me(d).za.nin/, /mɛ(d).za.nin/

Noun

mezzanine f (plural mezzanines)

  1. (architecture) mezzanine; entresol

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