The Mermaids Singing
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The Mermaids Singing is a crime novel by Val McDermid that introduced clinical psychologist Tony Hill and is known for its dark, psychologically driven serial killer plot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Mermaids Singing canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19865441 — 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: The Mermaids Singing Context triple: [Val McDermid, notableWork, The Mermaids Singing]
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A.
A Mermaid
A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
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B.
Mermaid Avenue
Mermaid Avenue is a collaborative album by Wilco and Billy Bragg that sets previously unheard Woody Guthrie lyrics to new music.
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C.
Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is a popular late-19th-century song cycle for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra by Charles Villiers Stanford, celebrated for its rousing maritime themes and vivid choral writing.
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D.
Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is a musical composition by American composer Lee Holdridge, known for its lyrical, cinematic orchestration and evocative maritime themes.
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E.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
- 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: The Mermaids Singing Target entity description: The Mermaids Singing is a crime novel by Val McDermid that introduced clinical psychologist Tony Hill and is known for its dark, psychologically driven serial killer plot.
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A.
A Mermaid
A Mermaid is an 1900 oil painting by John William Waterhouse depicting a solitary mermaid combing her hair by the rocky seashore in a romantic, Pre-Raphaelite style.
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B.
Mermaid Avenue
Mermaid Avenue is a collaborative album by Wilco and Billy Bragg that sets previously unheard Woody Guthrie lyrics to new music.
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C.
Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is a popular late-19th-century song cycle for baritone, male chorus, and orchestra by Charles Villiers Stanford, celebrated for its rousing maritime themes and vivid choral writing.
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D.
Songs of the Sea
Songs of the Sea is a musical composition by American composer Lee Holdridge, known for its lyrical, cinematic orchestration and evocative maritime themes.
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E.
Like the Sea
"Like the Sea" is a soulful R&B ballad by Alicia Keys from her album "The Element of Freedom," noted for its serene, metaphor-rich lyrics and gentle, flowing melody.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.