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📚 Glossary Term

Secondary Source

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Definition A source created later to explain or describe the past.

🧒 In Simple Words

A secondary source is something made later to teach about what already happened.

📌 Example

A history textbook chapter is a secondary source.

✏️ Use It in a Sentence

"The article was a secondary source because it explained an event from long ago."

🔗 Related Terms

Primary SourceTimelinePresent