Merriam family
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The Merriam family is an American publishing family best known for founding and developing the Merriam-Webster dictionary brand.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Merriam family canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21465186 — 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: Merriam family Context triple: [George Spring Merriam, memberOf, Merriam family]
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A.
Mills family
The Mills family was a prominent and wealthy American family of the Gilded Age, known for their influence in finance and society and for commissioning grand estates in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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B.
Mann family
The Mann family is a prominent German literary dynasty best known for producing influential writers such as Thomas Mann and his relatives.
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C.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
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D.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a prominent American publishing dynasty closely associated with ownership and leadership of The Washington Post.
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E.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a familial lineage or household to which Catherine Meyer belongs.
- 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: Merriam family Target entity description: The Merriam family is an American publishing family best known for founding and developing the Merriam-Webster dictionary brand.
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A.
Mills family
The Mills family was a prominent and wealthy American family of the Gilded Age, known for their influence in finance and society and for commissioning grand estates in New York’s Hudson Valley.
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B.
Mann family
The Mann family is a prominent German literary dynasty best known for producing influential writers such as Thomas Mann and his relatives.
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C.
Miller family
The Miller family is a prominent Columbus, Indiana family known for commissioning the architecturally significant Miller House, a landmark of modernist residential design.
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D.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a familial lineage or household to which Catherine Meyer belongs.
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E.
Meyer family
The Meyer family is a prominent American publishing dynasty closely associated with ownership and leadership of The Washington Post.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.