Tik-Tok of Oz
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Tik-Tok of Oz is a 1914 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, part of the Oz series, featuring the mechanical man Tik-Tok in an adventure that also includes Princess Ozma.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tik-Tok of Oz canonical | 14 |
| The Tik-Tok Man of Oz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1406538 — 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: Tik-Tok of Oz Context triple: [Princess Ozma, appearsIn, Tik-Tok of Oz]
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A.
The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz is L. Frank Baum’s second Oz novel, expanding the magical world with new characters and adventures while continuing the beloved fantasy series begun with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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B.
Land of Oz
The Land of Oz is a fantastical, magical country from L. Frank Baum’s children’s book series, best known as the colorful, whimsical world visited by Dorothy and her friends.
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C.
The Emerald City of Oz
The Emerald City of Oz is a 1910 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that continues the adventures in the Land of Oz, focusing on the magical capital city and its inhabitants.
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D.
The Road to Oz
The Road to Oz is a 1909 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that follows Dorothy and her friends on a journey through strange lands to attend Princess Ozma's birthday celebration in the Land of Oz.
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E.
Ozma of Oz
Ozma of Oz is the third book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, introducing Princess Ozma as a central character and following Dorothy’s adventures in the magical Land of Oz.
- 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: Tik-Tok of Oz Target entity description: Tik-Tok of Oz is a 1914 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, part of the Oz series, featuring the mechanical man Tik-Tok in an adventure that also includes Princess Ozma.
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A.
The Marvelous Land of Oz
The Marvelous Land of Oz is L. Frank Baum’s second Oz novel, expanding the magical world with new characters and adventures while continuing the beloved fantasy series begun with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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B.
Land of Oz
The Land of Oz is a fantastical, magical country from L. Frank Baum’s children’s book series, best known as the colorful, whimsical world visited by Dorothy and her friends.
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C.
The Emerald City of Oz
The Emerald City of Oz is a 1910 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that continues the adventures in the Land of Oz, focusing on the magical capital city and its inhabitants.
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D.
The Road to Oz
The Road to Oz is a 1909 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum that follows Dorothy and her friends on a journey through strange lands to attend Princess Ozma's birthday celebration in the Land of Oz.
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E.
Ozma of Oz
Ozma of Oz is the third book in L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, introducing Princess Ozma as a central character and following Dorothy’s adventures in the magical Land of Oz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's novel
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fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | L. Frank Baum ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tik-Tok of Oz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Tik-Tok Man of Oz
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Betsy Bobbin
ⓘ
Hank the Mule ⓘ Nome King ⓘ Princess Ozma ⓘ Queen Ann Soforth ⓘ The Shaggy Man ⓘ
surface form:
Shaggy Man
Tik-Tok ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Scarecrow of Oz ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Betsy Bobbin
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Tik-Tok ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adventure
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friendship ⓘ quest narrative ⓘ |
| illustrator | John R. Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Oz book series
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surface form:
Oz series
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| precededBy | The Patchwork Girl of Oz ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| publisher | Reilly & Britton ⓘ |
| seriesNumberInOzBooks | eighth ⓘ |
| setting | Land of Oz ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tik-Tok of Oz Description of subject: Tik-Tok of Oz is a 1914 children's fantasy novel by L. Frank Baum, part of the Oz series, featuring the mechanical man Tik-Tok in an adventure that also includes Princess Ozma.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Tik-Tok Man of Oz