Hilary term
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Hilary term is one of the academic terms at the University of Oxford, running during the winter months and encompassing much of the university’s rowing and other sporting season.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hilary term canonical | 1 |
| Michaelmas–Hilary term period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9515226 — 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: Hilary term Context triple: [Torpids, typicalMonth, Hilary term]
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A.
Michaelmas Term
Michaelmas Term is a Jacobean city comedy play by Thomas Middleton that satirizes London’s legal and mercantile corruption.
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B.
January term (J-Term)
January term (J-Term) is a short, intensive academic session held in January that allows students to focus on a single course, project, or experiential learning opportunity.
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C.
Michaelmas
Michaelmas is a Christian feast day celebrated on September 29 in honor of the Archangel Michael and, in some traditions, the other archangels, historically marking an important quarter day in the Western calendar.
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D.
Monsoon Session
The Monsoon Session is a key annual sitting of the Indian Parliament, typically held during the rainy season to discuss and pass important legislation and address current national issues.
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E.
Summer Term at St. Clare's
"Summer Term at St. Clare's" is a children's school story novel by Enid Blyton, set in the fictional girls' boarding school of St. Clare's and following the adventures and friendships of its pupils during a summer term.
- 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: Hilary term Target entity description: Hilary term is one of the academic terms at the University of Oxford, running during the winter months and encompassing much of the university’s rowing and other sporting season.
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A.
Michaelmas Term
Michaelmas Term is a Jacobean city comedy play by Thomas Middleton that satirizes London’s legal and mercantile corruption.
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B.
January term (J-Term)
January term (J-Term) is a short, intensive academic session held in January that allows students to focus on a single course, project, or experiential learning opportunity.
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C.
Michaelmas
Michaelmas is a Christian feast day celebrated on September 29 in honor of the Archangel Michael and, in some traditions, the other archangels, historically marking an important quarter day in the Western calendar.
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D.
Monsoon Session
The Monsoon Session is a key annual sitting of the Indian Parliament, typically held during the rainy season to discuss and pass important legislation and address current national issues.
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E.
Summer Term at St. Clare's
"Summer Term at St. Clare's" is a children's school story novel by Enid Blyton, set in the fictional girls' boarding school of St. Clare's and following the adventures and friendships of its pupils during a summer term.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Oxford term
ⓘ
academic term ⓘ |
| academicLevel | higher education ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
postgraduate students
ⓘ
undergraduate students ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oxford college sports
ⓘ
rowing season at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| calendarContext |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
|
| category |
Academic terminology
ⓘ
University of Oxford terminology ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | Michaelmas term ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeInOtherUniversities | Lent term ⓘ |
| hasDurationApprox | 8 weeks of Full Term ⓘ |
| hasOppositeSeasonTerm |
Trinity term (spring–summer)
ⓘ
linked to:
Trinity term
|
| hasPart |
Hilary Full Term
ⓘ
Hilary Term vacation ⓘ |
| isCommonlyAbbreviatedAs | Hilary ⓘ |
| isFollowedInSportsBy | Summer Eights preparation period ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalTermOf | High Court of Justice of England and Wales ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Hilary of Poitiers
ⓘ
linked to:
Hilary of Poitiers
|
| occursDuring | northern hemisphere winter ⓘ |
| partOf | Oxford academic year ⓘ |
| precedes | Trinity term ⓘ |
| region | Oxford, England ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | Lent term period in some other universities (roughly equivalent) ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth | March ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | January ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Inns of Court
ⓘ
University of Dublin ⓘ
linked to:
Trinity College Dublin
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
academic calendar
ⓘ
legal calendar in England and Wales ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hilary term Description of subject: Hilary term is one of the academic terms at the University of Oxford, running during the winter months and encompassing much of the university’s rowing and other sporting season.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hilary term