journal.
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
Meaning & usage
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.
A chronological record of payments or receipts.
A general journal.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.
To archive or record something.
To scrapbook.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.
Daily.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English journal, from Anglo-Norman jurnal (“daily”), from Old French jornel (“day”) (whence modern French journal), from Latin diurnālis, from diurnus (“of the day”). Doublet of diurnal and the journal from French.
The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
Where this word comes from
From French journal. Doublet of diurnal and the journal from Middle English.
the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing
Where this word comes from
Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.
To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc.) into a journal bearing.
Where this word comes from
Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.
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