secondary source
secondary source noun: a written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
Noun
secondary source (plural secondary sources)
- A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- secondary work
secondary source meaning in Tamil and Thai
secondary source in Tamil
- துணைமுதல்
secondary source in Thai
- (historiography) document that draws on primary sources
- แหล่งข้อมูลทุติยภูมิ
Synonyms of secondary source
Forms of secondary source
| plural | secondary sources |
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Questions about secondary source
- What does secondary source mean?
- Secondary source means a written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- What is secondary source in Tamil?
- Secondary source in Tamil is துணைமுதல். See Secondary source meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is secondary source?
- Secondary source is a noun.
- What is the plural of secondary source?
- The plural of secondary source is secondary sources.
Words near secondary source in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: secondary source (page history and authors); secondary source (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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