Parterre

n.	1.	(Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on.
	2.	The pit of a theater; the parquet.

Noun	1.	parterre - an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern
	2.	parterre - seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies) Synonyms: parquet circle

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