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Asource text[1][2]is a piece of work (usuallywriting,sometimesspeech) whereinformationorideascome from. Intranslation,a source text is the original text that is to be translated into anotherlanguage.

In thestudy of history,people talk aboutprimary (firsthand),secondary (secondhand)andtertiary (thirdhand) sources.

References

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  1. ↑"Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources guide".University of Maryland Libraries. Archived fromthe originalon 3 July 2013.Retrieved12 July2013.
  2. ↑JCU – Primary, Secondary & Tertiary SourcesArchived2005-02-12 at theWayback Machine
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