secondary source
English
Noun
secondary source (plural secondary sources)
- (scholarly studies) A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
- (historiography) 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.
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(historiography) document that draws on primary sources
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