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primary sources

primary sources is the plural of primary source.

Meaning of primary source

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).
    Synonyms:
    primary work
  2. A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.

Questions about primary sources

What is primary sources the plural of?
Primary sources is the plural of primary source.

Words near primary sources in the dictionary

  1. primary school
  2. primary schools
  3. primary sector
  4. primary sectors
  5. primary source
  6. primary sources
  7. primary storage
  8. primary storages
  9. primary stress
  10. primary stresses
  11. primary structure

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Adapted from Wiktionary: primary sources (page history and authors); primary source (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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