Main Entry: mez·za·nine

Pronunciation: \ˈme-zə-ˌnēn, ˌme-zə-ˈ\

Function: noun

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

Date: 1711

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