Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady
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Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady is an 18th-century epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson that chronicles the tragic downfall of a virtuous young woman under social and sexual coercion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady canonical | 1 |
| Remarks on Clarissa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22545100 — 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: Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady Context triple: [Samuel Richardson, notableWork, Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady]
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Clarissa
Clarissa is a feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from "clarus" meaning "bright" or "famous."
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B.
Clarissa
Clarissa is the given name of Lady Eden, a titled woman likely belonging to the British aristocracy.
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C.
Clarissa
Clarissa is the given first name of Clara Barton, the pioneering American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
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Clarissa
Clarissa is a minor but morally reflective character in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," who delivers a key speech urging Belinda to value virtue over superficial beauty.
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Clarissa
Clarissa is a character portrayed by American actress Lili Simmons, known for her work in television dramas and thrillers.
- 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: Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady Target entity description: Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady is an 18th-century epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson that chronicles the tragic downfall of a virtuous young woman under social and sexual coercion.
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A.
Clarissa
Clarissa is a feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from "clarus" meaning "bright" or "famous."
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B.
Clarissa
Clarissa is the given name of Lady Eden, a titled woman likely belonging to the British aristocracy.
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C.
Clarissa
Clarissa is the given first name of Clara Barton, the pioneering American nurse and founder of the American Red Cross.
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D.
Clarissa
Clarissa is a minor but morally reflective character in Alexander Pope’s mock-epic poem "The Rape of the Lock," who delivers a key speech urging Belinda to value virtue over superficial beauty.
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E.
Clarissa
Clarissa is a character portrayed by American actress Lili Simmons, known for her work in television dramas and thrillers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady