enteredServiceBefore

P117335

predicate

Indicates that one entity began its period of service earlier in time than another entity.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
enteredServiceBefore canonical	2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction

Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'

Input

Predicate: enteredServiceBefore

Generated description

Indicates that one entity began its period of service earlier in time than another entity.

Sample triples (2)

Subject	Object
German armoured cruiser Blücher	German battlecruisers ⓘ
Aoba class	Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)