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Hamletian

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

Adjective

Hamletian (comparative more Hamletian, superlative most Hamletian)

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

Forms of Hamletian

comparativemore Hamletian
superlativemost Hamletian

Origin of Hamletian

From Hamlet + -ian.

Questions about Hamletian

What does Hamletian mean?
Hamletian means of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Hamlet (circa 1600), with themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.
What part of speech is Hamletian?
Hamletian is an adjective.

Words near Hamletian in the dictionary

  1. Hamlers
  2. hamlet
  3. hamleted
  4. hamleteer
  5. hamleteers
  6. Hamletian
  7. Hamletic
  8. Hamletism
  9. Hamletisms
  10. hamletization
  11. hamlets

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