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mug

vessel for hot drinks with a handle
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mug

Summary

mug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (686 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • mug is made of ceramic[2].
  • mug is a type of cup[3].
  • mug is used for drinking[4].
  • mug's Commons category is recorded as Mugs[5].
  • mug comprises handle[6].
  • mug's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mugs[7].
  • mug's Commons gallery is recorded as Mug[8].
  • mug's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9].
  • mug's described by source is recorded as A Guide to the Classification of Medieval Ceramic Forms[10].
  • mug's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[11].
  • mug's shape is recorded as cylinder[12].
  • mug's different from is recorded as Q11750669[13].
  • mug's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103802912-n[14].
  • mug's contains is recorded as drink[15].

Body

Definition and Type

mug is a type of cup[3].

Use and Application

mug is used for drinking[4]. mug comprises handle[6].

Why It Matters

mug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (686 views/month).[1] mug has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] mug is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → mugs
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: mugs, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955143|mugs (#289955143)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 12d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Described by source → Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, A Guide to the Classification of Medieval Ceramic Forms, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10
    Subclass of → —
    Shape → cylinder
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C8828, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
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