Dictionary

secondary source en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (qualifier:scholarly studies) A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
2. 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.

Forms

Relateds

primary source · secondary research · tertiary source

Synonyms

secondary work

Translations (7)

fr source secondaire ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · pl źródło wtórne ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · de Sekundärquelle ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · fi sekundäärilähde ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · ka მეორადი წყარო ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · nl secundaire bron ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources) · th แหล่งข้อมูลทุติยภูมิ ((historiography) document that draws on primary sources)