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hamlet

ham·let

UK/ˈhæm.lɪt/ US/ˈhæm.lət/ fairly common uk

noun

1.

a community of people smaller than a village

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2.

the hero of William Shakespeare''s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father

3.

a settlement smaller than a town

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Origin

From Middle English hamlet, hamelet, a borrowing from Old French hamelet, diminutive of Old French hamel, in turn diminutive of Old French ham, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *haim, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (whence English home).

Phrases

  • Blaise Hamlet
  • Broughton Hamlet
  • Bures Hamlet
  • Clint cum Hamlets
  • Crediton Hamlets
  • Dawley Hamlets
  • Holsworthy Hamlets
  • Okehampton Hamlets

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