First Known Use: before 12th century
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hamlet
hamlet
noun ham·let \ˈham-lət\
: a small village
Full Definition of HAMLET
: a small village
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Examples of HAMLET
- <she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born>
Origin of HAMLET
Middle English, from Anglo-French hamelet, diminutive of ham village, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hām village, home
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- Synonyms
- bourg, village, townlet, vill, whistle-stop
Hamlet
noun Ham·let \ˈham-lət\
Definition of HAMLET
: a legendary Danish prince and hero of Shakespeare's play Hamlet
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