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journal

/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ noun

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In Latin: commentārius, ephemeris Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about journal at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
  2. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
    The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.
  3. A chronological record of payments or receipts.

verb

  1. To archive or record something.
  2. To scrapbook.

noun

  1. The amount of land that can be worked in a day.

noun

  1. the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing

Origin

From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.

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Related Words: daybookdiaryscrapbookpublicationnotebookmagazinebulletingazettenewspapernewsbooknewsroom

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