Dilly
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Dilly is a minor character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," one of Stephen Dedalus's impoverished sisters in Dublin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dilly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19687853 — 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: Dilly Context triple: [Dilly Dedalus, givenName, Dilly]
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A.
Dilly
Dilly is the nickname of British classicist and World War II codebreaker Alfred Dillwyn "Dilly" Knox, known for his work at Bletchley Park.
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B.
Dilly Duka
Dilly Duka is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and represented the United States at youth international levels.
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C.
Dully
Dully is a small Swiss municipality located on the shores of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud.
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D.
Oo-De-Lally
"Oo-De-Lally" is a lighthearted folk-style song performed by Roger Miller as Alan-a-Dale in Disney's 1973 animated film Robin Hood.
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E.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
- 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: Dilly Target entity description: Dilly is a minor character in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," one of Stephen Dedalus's impoverished sisters in Dublin.
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A.
Dilly
Dilly is the nickname of British classicist and World War II codebreaker Alfred Dillwyn "Dilly" Knox, known for his work at Bletchley Park.
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B.
Dilly Duka
Dilly Duka is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and represented the United States at youth international levels.
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C.
Dully
Dully is a small Swiss municipality located on the shores of Lake Geneva in the canton of Vaud.
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D.
Oo-De-Lally
"Oo-De-Lally" is a lighthearted folk-style song performed by Roger Miller as Alan-a-Dale in Disney's 1973 animated film Robin Hood.
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E.
Doo-Dah
Doo-Dah is a quirky, affectionate nickname used by locals to refer to the city of Wichita, Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.