jeux de paume
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Jeux de paume is a historic French indoor ball-and-racket game that evolved into modern tennis and was once played by European nobility.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| jeux de paume canonical | 2 |
| Jeu de paume | 1 |
| jeu de paume | 1 |
| real tennis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1115948 — 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: jeux de paume Context triple: [1908 Summer Olympics, featuredSport, jeux de paume]
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A.
Boule
Boule was the citizen council of Classical Athens responsible for preparing legislation and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city-state’s government.
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B.
Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille is a suburban town in southwestern France, located near Toulouse in the Occitanie region.
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C.
Shuttlecocks
Shuttlecocks is a famous outdoor sculpture installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, featuring giant badminton birdies displayed on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
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D.
Badminton School
Badminton School is an independent girls' day and boarding school in Bristol, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumnae.
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E.
World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis is a professional co-ed tennis league in the United States known for its innovative team-based format and fan-friendly rules.
- 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: jeux de paume Target entity description: Jeux de paume is a historic French indoor ball-and-racket game that evolved into modern tennis and was once played by European nobility.
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A.
Boule
Boule was the citizen council of Classical Athens responsible for preparing legislation and overseeing the day-to-day administration of the city-state’s government.
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B.
Tournefeuille
Tournefeuille is a suburban town in southwestern France, located near Toulouse in the Occitanie region.
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C.
Shuttlecocks
Shuttlecocks is a famous outdoor sculpture installation by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, featuring giant badminton birdies displayed on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City.
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D.
Badminton School
Badminton School is an independent girls' day and boarding school in Bristol, England, known for its strong academic reputation and notable alumnae.
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E.
World TeamTennis
World TeamTennis is a professional co-ed tennis league in the United States known for its innovative team-based format and fan-friendly rules.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ball game
ⓘ
indoor sport ⓘ racket sport ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| declinedWithRiseOf | lawn tennis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
court tennis
ⓘ
jeux de paume ⓘ real tennis ⓘ
linked to:
jeux de paume
royal tennis ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
chase
ⓘ
hazards ⓘ |
| hasGoverningBody | Fédération Française de Jeu de Paume ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursorOf | tennis ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
aristocratic pastime
ⓘ
courtly game ⓘ |
| influenced |
lawn tennis
ⓘ
modern tennis ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| laterPlayedWith |
glove
ⓘ
racket ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | game of the palm ⓘ |
| originallyPlayedWith | bare hand ⓘ |
| playedInRegion |
England
ⓘ
France ⓘ other parts of Europe ⓘ |
| playedOn |
indoor court
ⓘ
walled court ⓘ |
| popularAmong | European nobility ⓘ |
| popularInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
Basque pelota
ⓘ
pallone ⓘ racquets ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| rulesFeature |
scoring system similar to tennis
ⓘ
serve from one end of the court ⓘ use of walls in play ⓘ |
| sportType | net and wall game ⓘ |
| stillPlayedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| usesEquipment |
ball
ⓘ
net ⓘ racket ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: jeux de paume Description of subject: Jeux de paume is a historic French indoor ball-and-racket game that evolved into modern tennis and was once played by European nobility.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Summer Olympics 1908
linked to: jeux de paume
subject linked to:
jeux de paume
subject linked to:
jeux de paume
linked to: jeux de paume
subject linked to:
Frisian handball (kaatsen)
linked to: jeux de paume