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   parterre

   /pɑːˈtɛː/

   noun

   • 1. a level space in a garden occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds: "he was planting bulbs in the parterre for a spring display"
   • 2. the part of the ground floor of a theatre auditorium behind the orchestra pit, especially the part beneath the balconies. North American

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French, from par terre ‘on the ground’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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