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tertiary source

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: general scholarship and historiography

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  • Dutch: tertiaire bron — selection, distillation, summary or compilation
  • Finnish: tertiäärilähde — selection, distillation, summary or compilation
  • Georgian: მესამეული წყარო (mesameuli c̣q̇aro) — selection, distillation, summary or compilation
  • Thai: แหล่งข้อมูลตติยภูมิ — selection, distillation, summary or compilation