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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ham•let1 /ˈhæmlɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta small village.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ham•let1 (ham′lit),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta small village.
- British Terms, Governmenta village without a church of its own, belonging to the parish of another village or town.
- Gmc; see home) + -et -et
- Middle French, equivalent. to hamel (diminutive of ham
- Middle English hamelet 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See community.
ham•let2 (ham′lit),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -let, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -lets. - Fishany of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, found in the warm waters of the western Atlantic Ocean, esp. the Nassau grouper.
- origin, originally obscure 1950–55
- Literature(italics) a tragedy (first printed 1603) by Shakespeare.
- Literaturethe hero of this play, a young prince who avenges the murder of his father.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hamlet /ˈhæmlɪt/ n - a small village or group of houses
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French hamelet, diminutive of hamel, from ham, of Germanic origin; compare Old English hamm plot of pasture, Low German hamm enclosed land; see home |