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noun, plural bal·co·nies. a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
a gallery in a theater.
Origin of balcony 1610–20; <Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window <Langobardic (compare Old High German balc (h )o, accusative singular balcon beam; see balk); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
OTHER WORDS FROM balcony bal·co·nied, adjective un·bal·co·nied, adjective Words nearby balcony balche, Balch Springs, Balcon, balconet, balconette, balcony , bald, baldachin, Baldad, bald cypress, bald eagle
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Because Thrones is basically a soap opera, of course a seething Lysa was watching Sansa and Baelish make out from her balcony .
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He had hardly entered it when a woman called to him from a balcony , “Dismount and come into the court!”
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He felt himself lifted from the balcony and carried swiftly through the air.
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The other night, hearing the sound of music, I stepped out on the balcony .
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British Dictionary definitions for balcony noun plural -nies 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
a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle
US and Canadian any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle
Derived forms of balcony balconied , adjective Word Origin for balcony C17: from Italian balcone , probably from Old High German balko beam; see balk
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