Erma
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Erma is a supporting character in the musical "Anything Goes," serving as a comedic and streetwise companion to the gangster Moonface Martin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19338020 — 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: Erma Context triple: [Reno Sweeney, associatedWithCharacter, Erma]
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A.
Erma
Erma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
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B.
Earline
Earline is a character in Ishmael Reed's satirical novel "Mumbo Jumbo," which explores themes of African American culture, history, and resistance.
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C.
Melva
Melva is a character in Richard Bruce Nugent’s modernist short story "Smoke, Lilies and Jade," which explores themes of race, sexuality, and artistic identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
Zelma
Zelma is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, often considered a variant of Selma or Anselma.
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E.
Maurine
Maurine is a feminine given name of French origin, derived from "Maur" and often considered a variant of Maureen or a diminutive of Maurice.
- 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: Erma Target entity description: Erma is a supporting character in the musical "Anything Goes," serving as a comedic and streetwise companion to the gangster Moonface Martin.
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A.
Erma
Erma is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey.
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B.
Earline
Earline is a character in Ishmael Reed's satirical novel "Mumbo Jumbo," which explores themes of African American culture, history, and resistance.
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C.
Melva
Melva is a character in Richard Bruce Nugent’s modernist short story "Smoke, Lilies and Jade," which explores themes of race, sexuality, and artistic identity during the Harlem Renaissance.
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D.
Zelma
Zelma is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, often considered a variant of Selma or Anselma.
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E.
Maurine
Maurine is a feminine given name of French origin, derived from "Maur" and often considered a variant of Maureen or a diminutive of Maurice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes