Meanings
nountertiary source (plural tertiary sources)
plural tertiary sources
- general scholarship and historiographyA selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.
Synonyms: tertiary work
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.
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Translations
Dutch tertiaire bron
- tertiaire bronselection, distillation, summary or compilation
Finnish tertiäärilähde
- tertiäärilähdeselection, distillation, summary or compilation
Thai แหล่งข้อมูลตติยภูมิ
- แหล่งข้อมูลตติยภูมิselection, distillation, summary or compilation
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APA
tertiary source. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20source
MLA
“tertiary source.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20source. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tertiary source,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tertiary%20source.
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