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

/ ˈdʒɜːnəl /

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 called: Book 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

Other Word Forms

• journalary adjective
• journalish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of journal¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French journal “daily,” from Late Latin diurnālis; diurnal

Word History and Origins

Origin of journal¹

C14: from Old French: daily, from Latin diurnālis; see _diurnal

Example Sentences

The research results were published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

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Anyway, the Danish study was criticized — in the same journal that had published it — for its reliance on a very small sample of children.

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In four new studies published in ACS journals, researchers reveal how food waste can offer eco-friendly tools for agriculture and new sources of beneficial compounds for medicine.

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Ever the promoter, he gains access to Ada’s journals, writes a book based on her observations and keeps the royalties.

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The Poems of Seamus Heaney includes all 12 of the late poet's collections, alongside a selection of "uncollected" poems that originally appeared in newspapers, journals and magazines under different pen names.

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Related Words

• account 
• almanac 
• annals 
• calendar 
• daily 
• diary 
• gazette 
• magazine 
• memoir 
• monthly 
• newspaper 
• note 
• paper 
• periodical 
• publication 
• review 
• tabloid 
• weekly