Meanings
plural secondary sources
- scholarly studiesA written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- historiographyA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Dutch secundaire bron
- secundaire bron(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
Finnish sekundäärilähde
- sekundäärilähde(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
French source secondaire
- source secondaire(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
German Sekundärquelle
- Sekundärquelle(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
Polish źródło wtórne
- źródło wtórne(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
Thai แหล่งข้อมูลทุติยภูมิ
- แหล่งข้อมูลทุติยภูมิ(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
Cite this entry
secondary source. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20source
“secondary source.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20source. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary source,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20source.
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