"primary source" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: primary sources [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} primary source (plural primary sources)
  1. (scholarly studies) An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources). Translations (original work): primaire bron [feminine] (Dutch), primaarilahde (Finnish), source primaire [feminine] (French), პირველწყარო (ṗirvelc̣q̇aro) (Georgian), პირველადი წყარო (ṗirveladi c̣q̇aro) (Georgian), מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי (makór rishoní) [masculine] (Hebrew), primærkilde [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), źródło pierwotne [neuter] (Polish), ana kaynak (Turkish), birincil kaynak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-primary_source-en-noun-OxKkZ-tZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'original work': 97 3
  2. (historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied. Categories (topical): Historiography Translations (document): սկզբնաղբյուր (skzbnaġbyur) (Armenian), primaire bron [feminine] (Dutch), primaarilähde (Finnish), Primärquelle [feminine] (German), πρωτογενής πηγή (protogenís pigí) (Greek), מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי (makór rishoní) [masculine] (Hebrew), elsődleges forrás (Hungarian), bun-gheill (Manx), primærkilde [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), źródło pierwotne [neuter] (Polish), первоисто́чник (pervoistóčnik) (Russian), pangunahing batis (Tagalog), birinci el kaynak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-primary_source-en-noun-PbmH1sol Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 45 Topics: historiography, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'document': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: primary work Related terms: secondary source, tertiary source

Inflected forms

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