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hamlet

noun ham·let \ˈham-lət\

: a small village

Full Definition of HAMLET

: a small village

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Origin of HAMLET

Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet, diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hām village, home

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HAMLET

Synonyms: bourg, village, townlet, vill, whistle-stop

Rhymes with HAMLET

camlet, Hamlet, samlet

Hamlet

noun Ham·let \ˈham-lət\

Definition of HAMLET

: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

Rhymes with HAMLET

camlet, hamlet, samlet

HAMLET Defined for Kids

hamlet

noun ham·let \ˈham-lət\

Definition of HAMLET for Kids

: a small village

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