The Day of the Triffids
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The Day of the Triffids is a classic British post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham in which humanity is blinded and threatened by aggressive, mobile plants called triffids.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Day of the Triffids canonical | 8 |
| Day of the Triffids | 1 |
| The Day of the Triffids (1962 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16086598 — 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: The Day of the Triffids Context triple: [Troy Glasgow, notableWork, The Day of the Triffids]
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A.
The Triffids
The Triffids were an influential Australian rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their atmospheric, literate songs and cult-classic album "Born Sandy Devotional."
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B.
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit is a monumental satirical drama by Karl Kraus that portrays the absurdity and moral collapse of society during World War I through a vast collage of scenes and voices.
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C.
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism and the scientific team racing to contain it.
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D.
The Sound of Thunder
The Sound of Thunder is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family amid the turmoil of the Second Boer War in South Africa.
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E.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
- 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: The Day of the Triffids Target entity description: The Day of the Triffids is a classic British post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by John Wyndham in which humanity is blinded and threatened by aggressive, mobile plants called triffids.
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A.
The Triffids
The Triffids were an influential Australian rock band formed in the late 1970s, known for their atmospheric, literate songs and cult-classic album "Born Sandy Devotional."
-
B.
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit is a monumental satirical drama by Karl Kraus that portrays the absurdity and moral collapse of society during World War I through a vast collage of scenes and voices.
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C.
The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain is a 1969 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton about a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism and the scientific team racing to contain it.
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D.
The Sound of Thunder
The Sound of Thunder is a historical adventure novel by Wilbur Smith that continues the saga of the Courtney family amid the turmoil of the Second Boer War in South Africa.
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E.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Day of the Triffids
linked to: The Day of the Triffids