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    Hamlet , n. [OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet, dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German origin; cf. G. heim home. √220. See Home.] A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.
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    The country wasted, and the hamlets burned.
    Dryden.
    Syn. -- Village; neighborhood. See Village.
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