parterre
/pɑːˈtɛə/ · noun
Meaning
- A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
- A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
- A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
- (by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
- An apartment balcony.
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