Significant Others
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Significant Others is a novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that continues his humorous and poignant exploration of interconnected lives in San Francisco.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Significant Others canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465752 — 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: Significant Others Context triple: [Tales of the City, hasPart, Significant Others]
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A.
With Others
"With Others" is a track from Esperanza Spalding’s experimental jazz album "12 Little Spells," blending intricate vocal arrangements with genre-blurring instrumentation.
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B.
The Other Half
The Other Half is a 2016 Canadian romantic drama film starring Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen that explores love, mental illness, and grief.
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C.
The Other Two
The Other Two is a synth-pop duo formed by New Order members Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris, known for their melodic electronic sound and side-project status apart from the band.
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D.
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones is a 2009 Australian horror film known for its brutal high-school abduction storyline and cult status among genre fans.
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E.
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones are an American punk rock band known for their melodic, emotionally charged songs and ties to the Philadelphia punk scene.
- 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: Significant Others Target entity description: Significant Others is a novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that continues his humorous and poignant exploration of interconnected lives in San Francisco.
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A.
With Others
"With Others" is a track from Esperanza Spalding’s experimental jazz album "12 Little Spells," blending intricate vocal arrangements with genre-blurring instrumentation.
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B.
The Other Half
The Other Half is a 2016 Canadian romantic drama film starring Tatiana Maslany and Tom Cullen that explores love, mental illness, and grief.
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C.
The Other Two
The Other Two is a synth-pop duo formed by New Order members Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris, known for their melodic electronic sound and side-project status apart from the band.
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D.
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones is a 2009 Australian horror film known for its brutal high-school abduction storyline and cult status among genre fans.
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E.
The Loved Ones
The Loved Ones are an American punk rock band known for their melodic, emotionally charged songs and ties to the Philadelphia punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiction work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Armistead Maupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| followedByWork | Sure of You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWork | Further Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT fiction
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comic novel ⓘ contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Anna Madrigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Mary Ann Singleton
NERFINISHED
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Michael Tolliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
AIDS era social context
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gay culture in San Francisco ⓘ relationships and identity ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverse | Tales of the City universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
LGBT community life
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family and chosen family ⓘ friendship ⓘ interconnected lives ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tales of the City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesOrder | fourth book in the Tales of the City series ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Significant Others Description of subject: Significant Others is a novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that continues his humorous and poignant exploration of interconnected lives in San Francisco.
Referenced by (1)
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