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| mez·za·nine [ mézz'n n, mèzz'n n ] |
noun (plural mez·za·nines) |
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1. intermediate story: a low story, especially one between the first floor and the second floor in a building
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2. theater's lowest balcony: the lowest balcony in a theater
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adjective |
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within intermediate range of investment: describes an intermediate range of funding or investment that has a moderate degree of risk, such as some unsecured high-yielding loans
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| [Early 18th century. Via French< Italian mezzanino "small one in the middle" < mezzano "middle" < Latin medianus (see median)] |
