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hamletian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ham-le-tian
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (circa 1600), with themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.

Etymology

From Hamlet + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Hamletian (comparative) most Hamletian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hamlet Hamletic Hamletism

Questions

What does hamletian mean?
Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (circa 1600), with themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.
Where does hamletian come from?
From Hamlet + -ian.

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