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- [mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen]
- /ˈmɛz əˌnin, ˌmɛz əˈnin/
- /ˈmet.sə.niːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mez-uh-neen, mez-uh-neen]
- /ˈmɛz əˌnin, ˌmɛz əˈnin/
Definitions of mezzanine word
- noun mezzanine the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater. 1
- noun mezzanine a low story between two other stories of greater height in a building, especially when the low story and the one beneath it form part of one composition; an entresol. 1
- noun mezzanine A low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors. 1
- noun mezzanine middle floor or level 1
- countable noun mezzanine A mezzanine is a small floor which is built between two main floors of a building. 0
- countable noun mezzanine The mezzanine is the lowest balcony in a theatre, or the front rows in the lowest balcony. 0
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Origin of mezzanine
First appearance:
before 1705 One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French < Italian mezzanino, equivalent to mezzan(o) middle (< Latin mediānus median) + -ino diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Mezzanine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mezzanine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mezzanine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mezzanine
noun mezzanine
- balcony — A balcony is a platform on the outside of a building, above ground level, with a wall or railing around it.
- entresol — A low story between the first floor and the second floor of a building; a mezzanine floor.
- storey — story2 .
- story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
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