MEZZANINE


Meaning of MEZZANINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-zə-ˌnēn, ˌme-zə-ˈ ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.