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noun
A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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noun
A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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noun
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
The part of the ground-floor section nearest the orchestra and the stage; the stalls.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.
The part of the ground-floor section behind the stalls and underneath the galleries; the pit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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noun
An apartment balcony.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-York, US
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noun
seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parquet circle
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Broader terms: seating, seats, seating room, seating area
noun
an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: flower garden
History
Borrowed from French parterre (“on the ground”), from par (“on”) + terre (“ground”).
