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hamlet definition

ham·let (ham′lit)

noun

a very small village

Etymology: ME hamelet < OFr (Anglo-Fr hamelete), dim. of hamel (Fr hameau), dim. of LowG hamm, enclosed area, akin to OE: for IE base see hem

Hamlet definition

Ham·let (ham′lit)

noun

  1. a tragedy by Shakespeare (c. 1602)
  2. the hero of this play, a Danish prince who avenges the murder of his father, the king, by killing his uncle Claudius, the murderer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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