Hamlet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhæmlət|  American pronunciation of the word hamlet
Brit.  |ˈhæmlɪt|  British pronunciation of the word hamlet

noun

- a community of people smaller than a village (syn: crossroads)
- the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father
- a settlement smaller than a town (syn: village)

Extra examples

...she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born...

We met on the set of Hamlet.

Every actor interprets the role of Hamlet a little differently.

Laurence Olivier portrayed Hamlet beautifully.

“To sleep: perchance to dream...” Shakespeare, Hamlet

At the end of the hamlet where we hutted, I observed a neat little fence.

I am to come out in Hamlet, in Laertes.

Hamlet revenged his father's death on his uncle.

Hamlet was avenged of his father's murder.

Exit Hamlet, bearing the body of Polonius.

Ophelia expires in Act IV of Hamlet.

He will play the lead role in Hamlet.

In this line, Hamlet puns on the meaning of 'saw'.

He relishes the chance to play Hamlet.

Hamlet's longest speech

Word forms

noun
singular: hamlet
plural: hamlets
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