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balcony

[ bal-kuh-nee ]

noun

plural balconies.
  1. a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
  2. a gallery in a theater.


balcony

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. a platform projecting from the wall of a building with a balustrade or railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window
  2. a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle
  3. any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԾ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • c·Ծ adjective
  • un·c·Ծ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

1610–20; < Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (compare Old High German balc ( h ) o, accusative singular balcon beam; balk ); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
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Word History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

C17: from Italian balcone , probably from Old High German balko beam; see balk
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The King and Queen will also be on the Palace balcony to watch a flypast and attend a celebratory concert for the occasion, which marks the end of World War Two in Europe.

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He spent 10 days in the hospital, during which he delivered his weekly prayer from a balcony and visited patients in the pediatric cancer ward.

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It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.

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From a balcony, I saw that the slope below me was scorched right up to the Villa Aurora property line.

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He often runs the entire length of the aisles and travels up to the last row of the balcony, cordless camera and operator in tow.

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