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What is a secondary source?

What is a secondary source? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (scholarly studies) A written commentary which discusses previously produced original work of another author, especially a notable author.
  2. (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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Therefore, the LFS is mainly used as a secondary source for adjustment of certain types of employment.
They fed Cairo's organic waste to the animals, whose meat provided a good secondary source of income.
It is not normally acceptable to use a single, peer reviewed secondary source with no further supporting evidence.
This documentation consists of brief excerpts from primary and secondary source documents, and texts from historians.
However, the Court notes that the article in Le Monde is only a secondary source.
What makes an object a primary source or a secondary source often depends on how you use it.

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