firstWorkInSeries

P33245
predicate

Indicates that a work is the initial installment or opening entry in a series or sequence of related works.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
firstInSeries 14
firstWorkInSeries canonical 5
isFirstInSeries 4

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: firstWorkInSeries
Generated description
Indicates that a work is the initial installment or opening entry in a series or sequence of related works.

Sample triples (32)

Subject Object
Breakfast-Table series The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table ⓘ
The Case of the Velvet Claws Perry Mason series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: Perry Mason
Guards! Guards! City Watch subseries via predicate surface "firstInSubseries" ⓘ
Five on a Treasure Island Famous Five via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: The Famous Five
Modelland yes via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
Gradius Gradius series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: Gradius
The Bride of Lammermoor Tales of My Landlord via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries" ⓘ
The Fortunes of Nigel Chronicles of the Canongate (first series contextually related) via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: Chronicles of the Canongate (later grouping)
Sinkin’ in the Bathtub Looney Tunes via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries" ⓘ
A Drink Before the War Kenzie and Gennaro series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
The Financier Trilogy of Desire via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries" ⓘ
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Sisterhood series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Pixar theatrical short films Luxo Jr. via predicate surface "firstShortFilmInSeries" ⓘ
The Spy Coast The Martini Club via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" ⓘ
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan stories Tarzan of the Apes ⓘ
Judgment Calls Samantha Kincaid series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
Berserker (fix-up novel) Berserker series ⓘ
Uplift Universe Sundiver via predicate surface "firstNovelInSeries" ⓘ
Charles Dickens’s Christmas books A Christmas Carol ⓘ
linked to: A Christmas Carol (novella)
Thunderclap The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla via predicate surface "firstPublishedInSeries" ⓘ
The Witching Hour Lives of the Mayfair Witches via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: The Lives of the Mayfair Witches
Alone D.D. Warren series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: Detective D.D. Warren series
Detective Sergeant Sid Halley novels Odds Against ⓘ
Knots and Crosses Inspector Rebus series via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries" ⓘ
The Complaints Malcolm Fox series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors M*A*S*H novel series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
The Rasp Colonel Anthony Gethryn series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
A Princess of Mars Barsoom series via predicate surface "firstBookInSeries" ⓘ
The Elder Scrolls: Arena The Elder Scrolls main series via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: The Elder Scrolls
O Sapientia true via predicate surface "isFirstInSeries" ⓘ
Puss Gets the Boot Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ
linked to: Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts for MGM)
A Man of Property The Forsyte Saga via predicate surface "firstInSeries" ⓘ