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Definition of hamlet

Hamlet
Hamlet Ham"let, n. [OWE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. [root]220. See Home.] A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country. The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. --Dryden. Syn: Village; neighborhood. See Village.

Meaning of hamlet from wikipedia

- The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (/ˈhæmlɪt/), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and...
- A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. This is often simply an informal description of a smaller settlement or possibly...
- The Hamlet is a novel by the American author William Faulkner, published in 1940, about the fictional Snopes family of Mississippi. Originally a standalone...
- Hamlet is a 1996 British epic historical drama film and an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh, who...
- Hamlet's father is a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the stage directions, he is referred to as "Ghost". His name is also Hamlet...
- Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Laertes is the son of Polonius and the brother of Ophelia. In the final scene, he mortally stabs Hamlet with a poison-tipped...
- hamlet or Hamlet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hamlet is a tragic play by William Shakespeare, based in the story of Jute prince Amleth. Hamlet...
- William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. He was present on the field when King Hamlet (the father of the main character, Prince Hamlet) defeated Fortinbras (the...
- In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents...
- Prince Hamlet is the title character and protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet (1599–1601). He is the Prince of Denmark, nephew to the usurping...