journal

[ jur-nl ]
See synonyms for journal on Thesaurus.com
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.

  1. a periodical or magazine, especially one published for a special group, learned society, or profession: the October issue of The English Journal.

  2. a record, usually daily, of the proceedings and transactions of a legislative body, an organization, etc.

  3. Bookkeeping.

    • a daybook.

    • (in the double-entry method) a book into which all transactions are entered from the daybook or blotter to facilitate posting into the ledger.

  4. Nautical. a log or logbook.

  5. 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.

Origin of journal

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Old French journal “daily,” from Late Latin diurnālis; see diurnal

Other words from journal

  • jour·nal·ar·y, adjective
  • jour·nal·ish, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

British Dictionary definitions for journal

journal

/ (ˈdʒɜːnəl) /


noun
  1. a newspaper or periodical

  2. a book in which a daily record of happenings, etc, is kept

  1. an official record of the proceedings of a legislative body

  2. accounting

    • Also called: Book of Original Entry one of several books in which transactions are initially recorded to facilitate subsequent entry in the ledger

    • another name for daybook

  3. the part of a shaft or axle in contact with or enclosed by a bearing

  4. a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle

Origin of journal

1
C14: from Old French: daily, from Latin diurnālis; see diurnal

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