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Noun

primary source (plural primary sources)

1. (scholarly studies) An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources).
2. (historiography) A historical object, especially a written document, that was created at or near the time of the events studied.

Synonyms

• primary work

Related terms

• secondary source
• tertiary source

Translations

original work

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: primaire bron f Finnish: primaarilähde French: source primaire (fr) f Georgian: პირველწყარო (ṗirvelc̣q̇aro), პირველადი წყარო (ṗirveladi c̣q̇aro) Hebrew: מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי m (makór rishoní) Norwegian: Bokmål: primærkilde m Polish: źródło pierwotne n Russian: please add this translation if you can Turkish: ana kaynak, birincil kaynak

historiography

Armenian: սկզբնաղբյուր (hy) (skzbnaġbyur) Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Dutch: primaire bron f Finnish: primaarilähde German: Primärquelle (de) f Greek: πρωτογενής πηγή (protogenís pigí) Hebrew: מָקוֹר רִאשׁוֹנִי m (makór rishoní) Hungarian: elsődleges forrás Manx: bun-gheill Norwegian: Bokmål: primærkilde m Polish: źródło pierwotne n Russian: первоисто́чник (ru) (pervoistóčnik) Tagalog: pangunahing batis Thai: แหล่งข้อมูลปฐมภูมิ Turkish: birinci el kaynak