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- [ham-lit]
- /ˈhæm lɪt/
- /ˈhæm.lət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ham-lit]
- /ˈhæm lɪt/
Definitions of hamlet word
- noun hamlet (italics) a tragedy (first printed 1603) by Shakespeare. 1
- noun hamlet the hero of this play, a young prince who avenges the murder of his father. 1
- noun plural hamlet any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, especially the Nassau grouper. 1
- noun hamlet A small settlement, generally one smaller than a village. 1
- noun hamlet small village 1
- countable noun hamlet A hamlet is a very small village. 0
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Origin of hamlet
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English hamelet < Middle French, equivalent to hamel (diminutive of ham < Germanic; see home) + -et -et
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Parts of speech for Hamlet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hamlet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hamlet usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hamlet
noun hamlet
- suburb — a district lying immediately outside a city or town, especially a smaller residential community.
- district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
- community — The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
- crossroads — A crossroads is a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
- village — The, a city in central Oklahoma.
Antonyms for hamlet
noun hamlet
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
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