A primary source is evidence made at the time by someone who was there. Work from a primary source.
It is closer but not more honest, since a witness has every reason to shape the story. A primary source can be a letter, a ledger or a shopping list, not only a document meant to record.
1nounprimary sourceEvidence made at the time by someone who was there.
“The only primary source was a diary that stops mid-sentence.”
primary source is a source.
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