Bobo
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Bobo is a central character in Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel "Orphans of the Sky," set aboard a generation ship whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins and true situation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bobo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19583472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bobo Context triple: [Orphans of the Sky, mainCharacter, Bobo]
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A.
Bobo
Bobo is a major Mande language spoken primarily in parts of West Africa, notably in Burkina Faso and Mali.
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B.
Bobo
The Bobo are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily living in western Burkina Faso and known for their farming traditions and rich mask-based ceremonial culture.
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C.
Mr. Bobo
Mr. Bobo is an eccentric, retired circus performer who lives upstairs from Coraline and obsessively trains a troupe of jumping mice in Neil Gaiman’s novella "Coraline."
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D.
Bobo (teddy bear)
Bobo is Mr. Burns’s beloved childhood teddy bear from the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing his lost innocence and softer side.
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E.
Babo
Babo is a central character in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno," known as the cunning leader of a slave revolt who manipulates appearances aboard a Spanish slave ship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bobo Target entity description: Bobo is a central character in Robert A. Heinlein’s science fiction novel "Orphans of the Sky," set aboard a generation ship whose inhabitants have forgotten their origins and true situation.
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A.
Bobo
Bobo is a major Mande language spoken primarily in parts of West Africa, notably in Burkina Faso and Mali.
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B.
Bobo
The Bobo are an ethnic group of West Africa, primarily living in western Burkina Faso and known for their farming traditions and rich mask-based ceremonial culture.
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C.
Mr. Bobo
Mr. Bobo is an eccentric, retired circus performer who lives upstairs from Coraline and obsessively trains a troupe of jumping mice in Neil Gaiman’s novella "Coraline."
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D.
Bobo (teddy bear)
Bobo is Mr. Burns’s beloved childhood teddy bear from the animated television series "The Simpsons," symbolizing his lost innocence and softer side.
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E.
Babo
Babo is a central character in Herman Melville’s novella "Benito Cereno," known as the cunning leader of a slave revolt who manipulates appearances aboard a Spanish slave ship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.