mezzanine

noun

mez·​za·​nine ˈme-zə-ˌnēn 

ˌme-zə-ˈnēn

1

: a low-ceilinged story between two main stories of a building

especially : an intermediate story that projects in the form of a balcony

2

a

: the lowest balcony in a theater

b

: the first few rows of such a balcony

Examples of mezzanine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The exhibition devoted one room to each year from 1989 to 1993 while a mezzanine displayed a series of illustrations, films, and documents. —Mateus Nunes, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024

Prices range from $69 for upper mezzanine seats on StubHub to as much as $32,392 for floor seats on Vividseats. —Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2024

Nearby, residents can relax in the sauna or the steam room, or head over to the double-height fitness center, which features its own mezzanine terrace, for a workout. —Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024

By curtain call, tears streamed from Ferguson’s face, and fellow Broadway alum, like Andrew Barth Feldman, nearly slung themselves from the mezzanine loge. —Michael Appler, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, from Italian mezzanino, from mezzano middle, from Latin medianus middle, median

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

mezzanine

noun

mez·​za·​nine ˈmez-ᵊn-ˌēn 

ˌmez-ᵊn-ˈēn

1

: a story between two main stories of a building often in the form of a balcony

2

: the lowest balcony in a theater or its first few rows