n.
Pronunciation: ' me-z ə - ˌ n ē n, ˌ me-z ə - '
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano middle, from Latin medianus middle, median
Date: 1711
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