secondary text
Frequency: 6.04.2 per million words
A text that provides commentary or analysis on a primary text.
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- Students often use a secondary text to understand the deeper meanings of a classic novel.
- For her thesis, she analyzed several critical essays as secondary texts to support her argument.
- A good researcher knows how to distinguish between a primary source and a secondary text.
- The professor recommended a specific secondary text for further reading on the historical context.
- Many scholars rely on secondary texts to build their interpretations of ancient manuscripts.
- He found a valuable secondary text that offered a fresh perspective on the original poem.
- When writing an essay, it's crucial to cite both primary and secondary texts correctly.
- This book serves as an excellent secondary text for anyone studying Shakespeare's tragedies.
- She spent hours cross-referencing information between the original document and various secondary texts.
- The literary critic's work became a canonical secondary text for future generations.