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hamlet

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈhæm.lɪt

Definitions

  1. A small village or a group of houses.
  2. A protein complex of alpha-lactalbumin and oleic acid that induces apoptosis in tumor cells, but not in healthy cells.
  3. A William Shakespeare play about the Danish royal family.
  4. A small village or a group of houses
  5. A village that does not have its own church.
  6. The eponymous main character of William Shakespeare's play, whose father's ghost, murdered by Hamlet's uncle, exhorts him to seek revenge.
  7. A village that does not have its own church
  8. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae.
  9. A male given name.
  10. Any of the fish of the genus Hypoplectrus in the family Serranidae
  11. A surname.
  12. A number of places in the United States:
  13. An unincorporated community in Marin County, California.
  14. An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Illinois.
  15. A town in Starke County, Indiana, named after John Hamlet.
  16. A village in Hayes County, Nebraska, so-named as it was regarded as a hamlet.
  17. A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
  18. A city in Richmond County, North Carolina.
  19. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, regarded as a hamlet.
  20. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, so-named for its small size.
  21. A locality in Alberta, Canada, named after William Hamlet.
  22. A settlement in Gittisham parish, East Devon district, Devon, England, just outside Honiton (OS grid ref SY1499).
  23. A hamlet in Yetminster parish and Chetnole parish, Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST5908).

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Examples

“No, no. It's a cute little town. Actually, I think they call it a "hamlet." That's how cute it is.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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