Journal

Quick meaning: Journal is a noun meaning A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

Meaning

A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

More Meanings

1. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
2. (accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.
3. (accounting) A general journal.
4. (transitive) To archive or record something.
5. (transitive, intransitive) To scrapbook.
6. (computing) A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.
7. (obsolete) Daily.

Example Sentences

The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.

[…]his faint ſteedes watred in Ocean deepe, / Whiles from their iournall labours they did reſt[…].

This estate consists of 33 hectares, 12 of which (i. e., about 43 journaux) are devoted to the vine.

In a harvester binder having a hollow shaft journalled at right angles to the main axle and driving motion from the main driving wheel, a spindle journalled within the hollow shaft and having the needle attached to one of its ends[…]

Word Forms

• journals
• journall
• journaling
• journalling
• journaled
• journalled
• journaux

Synonyms for journal

Depending on context, synonyms include daybook, diary.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include daybook, diary, scrapbook, publication, notebook, magazine.

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