Spillway
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Spillway is a lesser-known work by modernist writer Djuna Barnes, reflecting her distinctive experimental style and themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spillway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3288140 — 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: Spillway Context triple: [Djuna Barnes, notableWork, Spillway]
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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B.
North Dam
North Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure within Washington State’s Columbia Basin Project, helping form part of the extensive reservoir and canal system that supports regional agriculture.
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C.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
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D.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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E.
Dry Falls Dam
Dry Falls Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure in central Washington State, built as part of the Columbia Basin Project to help distribute Columbia River water to surrounding agricultural lands.
- 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: Spillway Target entity description: Spillway is a lesser-known work by modernist writer Djuna Barnes, reflecting her distinctive experimental style and themes.
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A.
The Dam
The Dam is the official name of the Oregon State Beavers football student section, known for its loud, energetic support at home games in Corvallis.
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B.
North Dam
North Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure within Washington State’s Columbia Basin Project, helping form part of the extensive reservoir and canal system that supports regional agriculture.
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C.
Nimbus Dam
Nimbus Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the American River in California that forms Lake Natoma and helps regulate water flow, provide hydroelectric power, and support regional water supply and recreation.
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D.
Palisade Dam
Palisade Dam is an irrigation and water storage structure located on the Sevier River in central Utah, supporting local agriculture and recreation.
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E.
Dry Falls Dam
Dry Falls Dam is a key irrigation and water management structure in central Washington State, built as part of the Columbia Basin Project to help distribute Columbia River water to surrounding agricultural lands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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short fiction ⓘ |
| author | Djuna Barnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Djuna Barnes ⓘ |
| genre | modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex syntax
ⓘ
dense imagery ⓘ nonlinear structure ⓘ psychological focus ⓘ symbolic language ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
gender ⓘ identity ⓘ psychological interiority ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social constraint ⓘ |
| isLesserKnownWorkOf | Djuna Barnes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Djuna Barnes bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Modernism
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surface form:
modernism
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| literaryPeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | experimental narrative ⓘ |
| sharesStyleWith |
Ladies Almanack
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Nightwood ⓘ Ryder ⓘ |
| style | experimental prose ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spillway Description of subject: Spillway is a lesser-known work by modernist writer Djuna Barnes, reflecting her distinctive experimental style and themes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.