secondary source

collocation in English

meaningsofsecondaryandsource

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secondary
adjective
uk
/ˈsek.ən.dri/us
/ˈsek.ən.der.i/
less important than ...
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source
noun[C]
uk
/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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(Definition ofsecondaryandsourcefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsecondary source

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Sometimes the source cited as authority for a factual statement is asecondarysourcerather than the appropriate primary source.
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An alternative option is that thesecondarysourceis an auditory, nonspeech representation of the speech input.
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To put the qualitative evidence into perspective, relevant anthropological and gerontological literature was consulted as asecondarysource.
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The primary andsecondarysourceliterature on marriage manuals and conduct books is vast.
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We also use primary andsecondarysourceevidence to document pressures in individual states to renege on monetary rules.
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A common problem in using secondary sources is that information, true or untrue, is repeated uncritically from onesecondarysourceto another.
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In addition, people might not have listed seasonal involvement in farm work as asecondarysourceof income because of its non-permanent character.
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Raccoon variant has been recovered in skunks and skunks may constitute an importantsecondarysourceof rabies among cats.
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Huebner has created an essentialsecondarysourcefor any scholar concerned with these works.
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Since the mid-1960s it was known to all concerned that polyurethane foam is lethal as a primary andsecondarysourceof fire ignition.
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Although the national lottery could make a great difference to leisure and tourism in the coming year, it will be merely asecondarysourceof funding.
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Material from third-party primary sources should not be used unless it has first been published by a reliablesecondarysource.
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Delisle based this and other maps on astrologically determined latitudes and longitudes as well as on critical examinations of primary andsecondarysourcematerial.
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Desorbs (washes) soils/sands in-situ to eliminatesecondarysourceareas.
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His writings are the closest thing to asecondarysourcein the library of rishonim.
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Documentary films can be considered asecondarysourceor primary source, depending on how much the filmmaker modifies the original sources.
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In historiography, when the study of history is subject to historical scrutiny, asecondarysourcebecomes a primary source.
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Furthermore, in normal operation (as opposed to a field ionization modes) the atom probe does not utilize asecondarysourceto probe the sample.
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In addition, a 300 kilowatt diesel engine located in the tower itself can provide asecondarysourceof emergency power.
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