source material
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3.7
- noun
- /sɔrs məˈtɪrɪəl/
:
material de referencia
- The documentary relied heavily on historical source material to ensure its accuracy.
- primary source material
- secondary source material
- original source material
Now, was it a play that was very faithful to the source material?
- Now, was it a play that was very faithful to the source material?
- Now, unless it's based on source material such as a graphic novel, a book, an article.
- And maybe I use a lot of notes in my books that provide the reader with access to some of the source material behind poems.
- People like these tragedies and they use them as source material and models for how to do tragedy right.
- So you're not just taking CIA source material, you're not taking just NSA intercepts, you're taking everything.
- And the people that did the best biography are these Carmelite nuns who had access to all of the primary source material.
- Not really, because the the source material is timeless.
- So we produce source material, if you will, for context.
- All of the ideas inspired by these biographies and by these other source material.
- I think it's amazing on this show because the writing is incredible and so is the source material.
- Good PR for the newspapers, good source material for silicious media reports, but we never had that.
Examples
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Many state standards require students to understand well-known documents and interpret primary source materials.
Academic text (2007) -
Narrative, not fact-bites, would drive the telling, drawing heavily on primary source material to bring the story to life.
Academic text (1991) -
Going back to the source material is always the best.
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So we produce source material, if you will, for context.
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Can you talk about some of the different source material in your paintings?
Blog text (9) -
Each chapter concludes with an archive showing primary source materials related to the incident.
Academic text (2015) -
Within the discipline of history, scholarship by Native people is still largely considered primary source material.
Academic text (2009) -
Claire agrees: "Working in the archives was an interactive way to experience South African history using primary source materials."
Academic text (2015) -
Women in Mapula began to use contemporary magazines, newspapers, posters, and brochures as source material for their embroideries in 1993-94.
Academic text (2005) -
For her thesis, she gathered a variety of source material including books, articles, and interviews.
Synonyms
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2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
575
3.7
Information or ideas that you use to create something
83
3.7
A book or source you check for facts
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1.0
Things like books and magazines to read for information or enjoyment
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8.8
A book or guide that collects and summarizes important facts about a subject
8
2.6
A book you use to check facts or information
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5.2
A source used to show where information comes from
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2.3
Text created by a person, like a book or letter
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3.5
A book you use to look up facts, not to read from start to finish
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4.4
A book that collects original documents and texts for study
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4.9
A book that contains important original documents for study or reference
How Primary
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'source' (origin/supplier) + 'material' (content or information), so together they denote materials that serve as sources of information. This noun+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the two constituents.
Etymology
Source material comes from a simple image: a source is where something begins and material is the 'stuff' you use. So 'source materials' are the original 'stuff', documents and papers, that people use as the 'basis' for research or creative work.