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mezzanine

noun
/ˈmɛzəniːn/UK/ˈmɛzəˌnin/US

Etymology

PIE word *médʰyos The noun is borrowed from French mezzanine, and from its etymon Italian mezzanino, from mezzano (“(adjective) middle; (noun) go-between”) + -ino (diminutive suffix). Mezzano is derived from Latin mediānus (“central, middle”, adjective), from medius (“mid, middle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”)) + -ānus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.

  1. derived from *médʰyos✻ — “middle”
  2. derived from mediānus — “central, middle”
  3. borrowed from mezzanino
  4. borrowed from mezzanine

Definitions

  1. An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building

    An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.

    • On our way to the top floor, we stopped at the mezzanine.
    • [W]ater closet on mezzanine provided with opaque singlepane oblong window, tipup seat, bracket lamp, brass tierod brace, armrests, footstool and artistic oleograph on inner face of door: […]

  2. An apartment, room, etc., on such an intermediate floor.

  3. The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.

    The lowest balcony in an auditorium, cinema, theatre, etc.; the dress circle.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. Additional flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.

    2. In full mezzanine window

      In full mezzanine window: a small window at the height of a mezzanine floor (sense 1.1) or an attic, used to light these floors.

    3. A floor under the stage, from which contrivances such as traps are worked.

    4. Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are…

      Characteristic of or relating to high-interest loans which have no collateral, and are regarded as intermediate in nature, ranking above equity but below secured loans.

    5. Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.

      • To make interconnections easier, we added a mezzanine PCB.

    6. To fit (a building or other place) with a mezzanine floor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA