Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus
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Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus is the Latin motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, humorously warning that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon.
All labels observed (1)
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| Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111126 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Context triple: [Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, hasMotto, Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus]
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Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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La Diana Cazadora
La Diana Cazadora is a famous monumental fountain and sculpture in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana as a huntress, considered an iconic symbol of the city’s urban landscape.
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E.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Target entity description: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus is the Latin motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, humorously warning that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon.
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A.
Flight of the Hippogriff
Flight of the Hippogriff is a family-friendly outdoor roller coaster in Universal’s Harry Potter-themed areas, themed around Hagrid’s care of magical creatures and designed as a training flight over his hut and pumpkin patch.
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B.
Dumbledore's Army
Dumbledore's Army is a secret student organization at Hogwarts, founded by Harry Potter to teach practical Defense Against the Dark Arts and resist Dolores Umbridge and Voldemort's forces.
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C.
Deconstructing Harry
Deconstructing Harry is a 1997 dark comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen that follows a troubled writer whose fictional characters begin to intersect with his chaotic real life.
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D.
La Diana Cazadora
La Diana Cazadora is a famous monumental fountain and sculpture in Mexico City depicting the Roman goddess Diana as a huntress, considered an iconic symbol of the city’s urban landscape.
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E.
The Old Perfessor
The Old Perfessor was the colorful, malapropism-prone baseball manager Casey Stengel, famed for leading the New York Yankees to multiple World Series titles and for his eccentric, folksy persona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin phrase
ⓘ
motto ⓘ |
| advisesAgainst | tickling a sleeping dragon ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
films
ⓘ
merchandise ⓘ novels ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Potter series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hogwarts coat of arms
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hogwarts crest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | British literature ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Wizarding World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Harry Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | motto ⓘ |
| hasHumorousTone | true ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | combines danger imagery with playful warning ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
humor
ⓘ
prudence ⓘ |
| hasWord |
Draco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
dormiens ⓘ nunquam ⓘ titillandus ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literalTranslation | A sleeping dragon must never be tickled ⓘ |
| meaningInEnglish | Never tickle a sleeping dragon ⓘ |
| mottoOf | Hogwarts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hogwarts heraldry ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
caution
ⓘ
dragons ⓘ |
| usedAsMottoBy | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hogwarts staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hogwarts students ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus Description of subject: Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus is the Latin motto of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, humorously warning that one should never tickle a sleeping dragon.
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