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journal

jour·nal

UK/ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/ US/ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ fairly common

noun

1.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

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2.

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject

  • “he reads the medical journals”
3.

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

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4.
5.

the part of the axle contained by a 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.

Phrases

  • after image journal
  • art journal
  • before image journal
  • bullet journal
  • conversational journal
  • did the journal factory explode
  • item journal
  • journal tape

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