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jour·nal
(jûr′nəl)n.
1.
a. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
b. An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.
c. Nautical A ship's log.
2. Accounting
a. A daybook.
b. 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.
v. jour·naled or jour·nalled, journaling, journals
v.intr.
To write one's observations or thoughts in a journal: spent all day journaling about the trip.
[Middle English, breviary, from Old French, daily, breviary, from Late Latin diurnālis, daily; see diurnal.]
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journal
(ˈdʒɜːnəl)n
1. (Journalism & Publishing) a newspaper or periodical
2. a book in which a daily record of happenings, etc, is kept
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an official record of the proceedings of a legislative body
4. (Accounting & Book-keeping) accounting
a. Also called: Book of Original Entry one of several books in which transactions are initially recorded to facilitate subsequent entry in the ledger
b. another name for daybook
5. (Mechanical Engineering) the part of a shaft or axle in contact with or enclosed by a bearing
6. (Mechanical Engineering) a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
[C14: from Old French: daily, from Latin diurnālis; see diurnal]
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jour•nal
(ˈdʒɜr nl)n.
1. a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations.
2. a newspaper, esp. a daily one.
3. a periodical or magazine, esp. one published for a group, learned society, or profession.
4. a record, usu. daily, of the proceedings and transactions of a legislative body or an organization.
5. (in double-entry bookkeeping) a book into which all transactions are entered before being posted into the ledger.
6. a log or logbook.
7. the portion of a shaft or axle contained by a plain bearing.
v.t. 8. to enter in a journal.
[1325–75; Middle English < Old French journal daily (adj. and n.) < Late Latin diurnālis diurnal]
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journal
A journal is a magazine that deals with a specialized subject. Many magazines have Journal as part of their name.
...the British Medical Journal.
All our results are published in scientific journals.
A journal is also a kind of diary in which you keep a record of events or progress.
My doctor told me to keep a journal of everything I ate.
Be Careful!
Don't refer to a newspaper as a 'journal'.
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| Noun | 1. |  journal - a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observationspiece of writing, written material, writing - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing" |
| 2. | journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals" periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals annals - reports of the work of a society or learned body etc | |
| 3. |  journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurredaccount book, book of account, ledger, leger, book - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" | |
| 4. | journal - a record book as a physical object book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" diary - a personal journal (as a physical object) | |
| 5. | journal - the part of the axle contained by a bearing axle - a shaft on which a wheel rotates |
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journal
noun
1. magazine, record, review, register, publication, bulletin, chronicle, gazette, periodical, zine (informal) All our results are published in scientific journals.
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journal
[ˈdʒɜːnl]A. N
1. (= diary) → diario m (Naut) → diario m de navegación
B. CPD journal bearing N → cojinete m
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journal
(ˈdʒəːnl) noun1. a magazine or other regularly published paper (eg of a society). the British Medical Journal.revista
2. a diary giving an account of each day's activities. diario
ˈjournalism noun the business of running, or writing for, newspapers or magazines. periodismo
ˈjournalist noun a writer for a newspaper, magazine etc. periodista
ˌjournaˈlistic adjective (of style of writing) like that of a journalist, colourful and racy. periodístico
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journal
n. diario.
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