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mezzanine

mezzanine

6 6.7
A low extra floor between two main floors, often above the ground floor
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛzəˈniːn/
translation icon : entresuelo
  • Today at the mezzanine level, we have a book-signing with self-help author Wes Wilson.
  • mezzanine financing
  • mortgage and mezzanine

It is a one bedroom apartment that has a dining alcove and then a a mezzanine, it's called.

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Examples

  • And just so you know, our fitness centre will be closed because of the renovations being done on the mezzanine level.

  • We have an excellent bar on the mezzanine level.

  • "Mother and Dad would usually have tea about this time on the mezzanine."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • George sits at a desk in the center of the mezzanine.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • When she moved into the house, the mezzanine room had remained closed and untouched for a long time.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Jerry and Tidwell rise triumphantly to the mezzanine level above the bright white lobby.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • When staying at the Dolphin, be certain to enjoy New York's finest dining at the fabled Sea Bream restaurant on our mezzanine level.

  • Proceeding up an off-center staircase to the mezzanine, one finds the museum café.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The café on the mezzanine level offers a great view of the bustling street below.

  • She took the stairs to the mezzanine to attend the meeting on the second floor.

Synonyms

floor
vsmezzanine
908 1.0

A single level of a building with rooms at the same height

is the particular intermediate tier immediately above the ground area
level
vsmezzanine
682 1.0

A floor in a building

is specifically an intermediate tier located just above the ground
story
vsmezzanine
  • US
472 1.3

A floor of a building

refers to the specific intermediate tier just above the ground
mezzanine floor
vsmezzanine
6.1

A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below

is the shorter single-word form for the same intermediate tier
entresol
vsmezzanine
  • UK
9.9

A low extra floor between the ground floor and the first floor used as a small room or open area

is the general intermediate tier located just above ground area
midstory
vsmezzanine
  • US
7.2

The floor in the middle of a building between the ground floor and the top floor

is the lower intermediate tier just above ground rather than central

Compounds

A low floor between the ground floor and the next floor that overlooks the space below

How High

top
1.0
first floor
65 1.1
mezzanine
6 6.7
ground floor
25 1.0
basement
732 1.0

Surface Forms

mezzanine singular
mezzanines plural

Etymology

Mezzanine comes from the Italian mezzo which means 'middle' or 'half'. So a mezzanine is like a 'half' or middle floor that sits between the main floors, often just above the ground floor.