Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed biographical entries on notable figures from British history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22328336 — 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: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Context triple: [William Hayley, describedBySource, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]
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Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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B.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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C.
Dictionary of American Biography
The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
- 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: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Target entity description: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is an authoritative reference work that provides detailed biographical entries on notable figures from British history.
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A.
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a comprehensive reference work that provides scholarly biographical articles on notable figures in British history.
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B.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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C.
Dictionary of American Biography
The Dictionary of American Biography is a multi-volume reference work containing scholarly biographical essays on significant figures in American history, originally published in the early 20th century.
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D.
Australian Dictionary of Biography
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is a comprehensive national reference work that provides scholarly biographical entries on notable figures in Australian history.
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E.
Oxford Dictionary of English
The Oxford Dictionary of English is a comprehensive, authoritative single-volume dictionary of contemporary English published by Oxford University Press.
- F. None of above. chosen
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