"primary source" meaning in All languages combined

See primary source on Wiktionary

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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'original work': 96 4
  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 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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