mezzanine floor
- noun
- /ˌmɛzəˈniːn flɔr/
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- Visitors can relax in the cozy café located on the mezzanine floor of the library, which has large windows letting in natural light.
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This mosque has one of the best prayer spaces for women in the Chicago area, but the interior design caters to the male experience, right down to the glass panels on the ladies' mezzanine floor engraved with "Allah" and "Muhammad" that face outward.
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There's going to be a mezzanine floor with a circular aperture, giving way to the entrance hall, all glass brick.
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The art gallery showcased modern sculptures on the mezzanine floor, which offered a stunning view of the main exhibition space.
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The theater's mezzanine floor provides excellent seating for an unobstructed view of the stage during performances.
Synonyms
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A single level of a building with rooms at the same height
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A floor in a building
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A low extra floor between two main floors, often above the ground floor
A low extra floor between the ground floor and the first floor used as a small room or open area
The floor in the middle of a building between the ground floor and the top floor
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and literally built from its parts: 'mezzanine' denotes an intermediate floor and 'floor' denotes a storey, so their combination clearly signals an intermediate level of a building. This is a straightforward, compositional noun phrase found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will easily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun mezzanine floor comes from an Italian word: mezzanine comes from a word meaning 'middle' and floor means a level in a building. So a mezzanine floor is a small 'middle' level, a low extra floor just above the ground floor or between two main floors.