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Webster 1913 Edition


Mezzanine

Mez′za-nine

,
Noun.
[F.
mezzanine
, It.
mezzanino
, fr.
mezzano
middle, fr.
mezzo
middle, half. See
Mezzo
.]
1.
(Arch.)
(a)
Same as
Entresol
.
(b)
A partial story which is not on the same level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the staircase of the main house.

Definition 2024


mezzanine

mezzanine

English

Noun

mezzanine (plural mezzanines)

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

Translations

Adjective

mezzanine (not comparable)

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