That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially:
(a)
The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story.
(b)
A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.; as, an organ loft.
(c)
A floor or room placed above another; a story. especially, An upper story located in a building with a business below, often having no partitions, and in cities sometimes converted into living quarters, or used as studios for artists. "Eutychus... fell down from the third loft."
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