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journal

[ jur-nl ]

noun

  1. a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations:

    She kept a journal during her European trip.

  2. a newspaper, especially a daily one.
  3. a periodical or magazine, especially one published for a special group, learned society, or profession:

    the October issue of The English Journal.

  4. a record, usually daily, of the proceedings and transactions of a legislative body, an organization, etc.
  5. Bookkeeping.
    1. a daybook.
    2. (in the double-entry method) a book into which all transactions are entered from the daybook or blotter to facilitate posting into the ledger.
  6. Nautical. a log or logbook.
  7. Machinery. the portion of a shaft or axle contained by a plain bearing.


verb (used without object)

  1. to write self-examining or reflective journal entries, especially in school or as part of psychotherapy:

    Students should journal as part of a portfolio assessment program.

journal

/ ˈɜːə /

noun

  1. a newspaper or periodical
  2. a book in which a daily record of happenings, etc, is kept
  3. an official record of the proceedings of a legislative body
  4. accounting
    1. Also calledBook of Original Entry one of several books in which transactions are initially recorded to facilitate subsequent entry in the ledger
    2. another name for daybook
  5. the part of a shaft or axle in contact with or enclosed by a bearing
  6. a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܰn·y adjective
  • dzܰn· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of journal1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French journal “daily,” from Late Latin 徱ܰ; diurnal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of journal1

C14: from Old French: daily, from Latin 徱ܰ; see diurnal
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And I like a really big notebook to journal in.

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The findings, published in the journal Science Advances on Friday, have been described by the study's co-author, Prof Ren Ng from the University of California, as "remarkable".

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A 2014 journal article concluded many of those “building support for small modular reactors” are putting forward “rhetorical visions imbued with elements of fantasy.”

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