Mort
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Mort is a comic fantasy novel in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that follows a young apprentice to Death himself.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mort canonical | 17 |
| Mort (Discworld character) | 1 |
| Mort (character) | 1 |
| Mort (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1353869 — 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: Mort Context triple: [Terry Pratchett, notableWork, Mort]
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A.
Marty
Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is renowned for its poignant portrayal of a lonely butcher’s search for love.
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B.
de Mortemart
De Mortemart is the noble French family name of Madame de Montespan, a prominent 17th-century courtier and mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Mervin
Mervin is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a variant of Marvin or Mervyn.
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D.
Murphy
Murphy is a common Irish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across entertainment, politics, sports, and other fields.
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E.
Melvin
Melvin is the full given name of legendary American voice actor and comedian Mel Blanc, famed for voicing many iconic Looney Tunes characters.
- 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: Mort Target entity description: Mort is a comic fantasy novel in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that follows a young apprentice to Death himself.
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A.
Marty
Marty is a 1955 American romantic drama film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is renowned for its poignant portrayal of a lonely butcher’s search for love.
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B.
de Mortemart
De Mortemart is the noble French family name of Madame de Montespan, a prominent 17th-century courtier and mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Mervin
Mervin is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a variant of Marvin or Mervyn.
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D.
Murphy
Murphy is a common Irish-origin surname borne by numerous notable individuals across entertainment, politics, sports, and other fields.
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E.
Melvin
Melvin is the full given name of legendary American voice actor and comedian Mel Blanc, famed for voicing many iconic Looney Tunes characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld novel
ⓘ
comic fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry Pratchett ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Mort’s struggle with the consequences of altering fate ⓘ |
| containsElement |
parody of traditional fantasy tropes
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Josh Kirby ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Albert
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Cutwell ⓘ Death ⓘ Mort ⓘ Princess Keli ⓘ Ysabell ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sourcery ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Mort radio adaptation
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Mort stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Discworld Death novels ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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duty and responsibility ⓘ fate and free will ⓘ personification of Death ⓘ |
| ISBN | 0-575-03949-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | apprentice to Death ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | humorous ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Discworld novel to focus on Death as a central character ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Gollancz ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 272 ⓘ |
| partOfSubseries |
Death subseries of Discworld
ⓘ
linked to:
Discworld
|
| precededBy | Equal Rites ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| series | Discworld ⓘ |
| setting |
Discworld
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Sto Lat ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| worldview | flat world carried on the backs of elephants and a turtle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mort Description of subject: Mort is a comic fantasy novel in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that follows a young apprentice to Death himself.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.