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Noun: hamlet  ham-lut
  1. A community of people smaller than a village
    "The hamlet consisted of just a few families";
    - crossroads
     
  2. A settlement smaller than a town
    "The quaint hamlet attracted many tourists";
    - village
Noun: Hamlet  ham-lut
  1. The protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy who seeks to avenge the murder of his father, the King of Denmark
    "The soliloquies of Hamlet reveal his psychological complexity"

Derived forms: hamlets

Type of: character, community, fictional character, fictitious character, settlement

Encyclopedia: Hamlet, Ohio