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   Jour·nal

   /ˈjərn(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or professional activity: "medical journals" Similar periodicalpublicationmagazinegazettedigestprofessional organreviewnewsletternews-sheetbulletinnewspaperpaperdailyweeklymonthlyquarterly
   • 2. a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary: "while abroad he had kept a journal" Similar diaryday-by-day accountdaily recordloglogbookweblogblogvlogmoblogyearbookchronicleregisternotebookcommonplace bookannalshistorydaybook
   • ▪ a logbook.
   • ▪ a record of the daily proceedings in the British Houses of Parliament.
   • ▪ (in bookkeeping) a daily record of business transactions with a statement of the accounts to which each is to be debited and credited.
   • 3. the part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

   verb

   • 1. write in a journal or diary: "I journaled extensively during both periods"

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally denoting a book containing the appointed times of daily prayers): from Old French jurnal, from late Latin diurnalis (see diurnal).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • J

     8

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • L

     1

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