"secondary source" meaning in English

See secondary source in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: secondary sources [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} secondary source (plural secondary sources)
  1. (scholarly studies) A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
    Sense id: en-secondary_source-en-noun--ymHlOvu
  2. (historiography) A study of past events or a past author written from the perspective of a later period of time; a document that draws on one or more historical primary sources and interprets or analyses them, including documents such as newspapers whose accuracy is open to question. Categories (topical): Historiography Synonyms: secondary work Related terms: primary source, tertiary source, secondary research Translations ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources): secundaire bron [feminine] (Dutch), sekundäärilähde (Finnish), source secondaire [feminine] (French), მეორადი წყარო (meoradi c̣q̇aro) (Georgian), Sekundärquelle [feminine] (German), źródło wtórne [neuter] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-secondary_source-en-noun-KX9MEC7o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Topics: historiography, history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(historiography) document that draws on primary sources': 8 92

Inflected forms

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