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jour⋅nal

  [jur-nl]
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–noun
1. a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
2. a newspaper, esp. a daily one.
3. a periodical or magazine, esp. 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.
a. a daybook.
b. (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.
Origin:
1325–75; ME < OF journal daily (adj. and n.) < LL diurnālis diurnal

Related forms:
jour⋅nal⋅ar⋅y, adjective
jour⋅nal⋅ish, adjective
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jour·nal   (jûr'nəl)   
n.  
    1. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
    2. An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.
    3. Nautical A ship's log.
    4. A daybook.
    5. A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.
  2. Accounting
    1. A daybook.
    2. A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.
  3. A newspaper.
  4. A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject: a medical journal.
  5. The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing.

[Middle English, breviary, from Old French, daily, breviary, from Late Latin diurnālis, daily; see diurnal.]
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