Edna
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Edna is a supporting character in Chinua Achebe’s political novel "A Man of the People," representing the personal and social entanglements surrounding the story’s corrupt leadership.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22188628 — 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: Edna Context triple: [A Man of the People, hasCharacter, Edna]
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Edna
Edna is the given first name of the acclaimed American actress Ellen Burstyn.
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Edna
Edna is a feminine given name of Old English origin, often associated with meanings like "wealthy" or "joy."
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Edna
Edna is a tense, intrusive houseguest whose unexpected, prolonged visit heightens the emotional strain and existential unease in Edward Albee’s play "A Delicate Balance."
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D.
Edna
Edna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as the wife of Raguel and mother of Sarah.
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E.
Edna
Edna is a central character in Clifford Odets’ play "Waiting for Lefty," representing the struggles of working-class families during the Great Depression.
- 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: Edna Target entity description: Edna is a supporting character in Chinua Achebe’s political novel "A Man of the People," representing the personal and social entanglements surrounding the story’s corrupt leadership.
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A.
Edna
Edna is a tense, intrusive houseguest whose unexpected, prolonged visit heightens the emotional strain and existential unease in Edward Albee’s play "A Delicate Balance."
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B.
Edna
Edna is a biblical figure from the Book of Tobit, known as the wife of Raguel and mother of Sarah.
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C.
Edna
Edna is the given first name of the acclaimed American actress Ellen Burstyn.
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D.
Edna
Edna is a feminine given name of Old English origin, often associated with meanings like "wealthy" or "joy."
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E.
Edna
Edna is a central character in Clifford Odets’ play "Waiting for Lefty," representing the struggles of working-class families during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.