Octavo
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Octavo is the powerful and ancient spellbook in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that contains the eight Great Spells central to the world’s creation and continued existence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Octavo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796173 — 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: Octavo Context triple: [The Light Fantastic, hasMagicSystemElement, Octavo]
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A.
Colophon
Colophon was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, historically notable as one of the places claimed as the birthplace of the poet Homer.
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B.
Lezgin
Lezgin is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken primarily by the Lezgin people in southern Dagestan (Russia) and northern Azerbaijan.
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C.
Homenaje al Bibliófilo
Homenaje al Bibliófilo is a literary distinction that honors notable bibliophiles for their dedication to books, reading, and the preservation of literary culture.
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D.
Calibre
Calibre is a 2018 British thriller film about a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands that goes disastrously wrong, starring Jack Lowden.
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E.
The Ink Factory
The Ink Factory is a British production company best known for adapting John le Carré’s works for film and television.
- 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: Octavo Target entity description: Octavo is the powerful and ancient spellbook in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that contains the eight Great Spells central to the world’s creation and continued existence.
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A.
Colophon
Colophon was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, historically notable as one of the places claimed as the birthplace of the poet Homer.
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B.
Lezgin
Lezgin is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken primarily by the Lezgin people in southern Dagestan (Russia) and northern Azerbaijan.
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C.
Homenaje al Bibliófilo
Homenaje al Bibliófilo is a literary distinction that honors notable bibliophiles for their dedication to books, reading, and the preservation of literary culture.
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D.
Calibre
Calibre is a 2018 British thriller film about a hunting trip in the Scottish Highlands that goes disastrously wrong, starring Jack Lowden.
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E.
The Ink Factory
The Ink Factory is a British production company best known for adapting John le Carré’s works for film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artifact in Discworld
ⓘ
fictional magical object ⓘ spellbook ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Discworld ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Colour of Magic
ⓘ
The Light Fantastic ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Unseen University ⓘ |
| associatedWithMagicSystem | Discworld wizardry ⓘ |
| canCastSpells | true ⓘ |
| canSpeak | true ⓘ |
| centralTo |
continued existence of Discworld
ⓘ
creation of Discworld ⓘ |
| contains | Great Spells ⓘ |
| containsSpellType | Great Spell ⓘ |
| creator | Terry Pratchett ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin for "eighth" or "in eight parts" ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationWork | The Colour of Magic ⓘ |
| genre | comic fantasy ⓘ |
| guardedBy | Unseen University ⓘ |
| hasAlternateForm | magical book bound in unknown material ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | one of the most powerful magical artifacts in Discworld ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
can trigger apocalyptic events if misused
ⓘ
influences reality of Discworld ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
ancient
ⓘ
dangerous ⓘ indestructible ⓘ powerful ⓘ sentient ⓘ |
| hasProtectiveMagic | true ⓘ |
| interactsWithCharacter |
Rincewind
ⓘ
The Archchancellor of Unseen University ⓘ The Creator of Discworld ⓘ |
| keptAt | Unseen University Library ⓘ |
| language | Mysterious magical script ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | Ankh-Morpork ⓘ |
| numberOfGreatSpells | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSpells | 8 ⓘ |
| originUniverse |
Discworld universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Discworld
|
| partOfSeries |
Discworld series
ⓘ
linked to:
Discworld
|
| requires | powerful wizard to handle safely ⓘ |
| riskOfUse |
cosmic catastrophe if spells are released incorrectly
ⓘ
madness for unqualified readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Octavo Description of subject: Octavo is the powerful and ancient spellbook in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series that contains the eight Great Spells central to the world’s creation and continued existence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.