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tertiary source

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
ter-tiary -source
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Inflected Forms

tertiary sources (plural)

Phrases

primary source secondary source secondary research

Frequently Paired Words

primary source secondary source secondary research

Synonyms

tertiary work

Questions

What does tertiary source mean?
A selection, distillation, summary or compilation of primary sources, secondary sources, or both.

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