jour|nal

jour|nal
jour|nal «JUR nuhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a daily record: »

During the winter we kept a journal of the temperature, clouds, and rain and snow each day.

2. an account of what happens or of what one thinks, feels, or notices, such as a diary, a ship's log, or the written account of what happens at each meeting of a society or town meeting: »

The ship's journal was a history of its voyage including where it went and what the sailing and weather conditions were.

3. a newspaper or magazine: »

Benjamin Franklin published a successful journal in Philadelphia called the “Pennsylvania Gazette.”

SYNONYM(S): gazette, periodical.
4. Bookkeeping. a) a book in which every item of business is written down so that the item can be entered under the proper account or posted later in a general ledger. A special journal is used for each type of transaction that recurs frequently, such as cash receipts, cash disbursements, or sales. Because transactions are first recorded in a journal as they occur, journals are called books of original entry. b) = daybook.
5. the part of a shaft or axle that turns on a bearing.
–adj.
Obsolete. diurnal; daily: »

ere twice the sun hath made his journal greeting (Shakespeare).

╂[< Old French journal, adjective, daily < Late Latin diurnālis < Latin diurnus < diēs day. See etym. of doublet diurnal. (Cf. ↑diurnal)]

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  • jour|nal|ize — «JUR nuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to enter or record in a journal. –v.i. 1. to keep or make entries in a journal. 2. to do the work of a journalist. –jour´nal|iz´er, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • jour|nal|ese — «JUR nuh LEEZ, LEES», noun. a style of writing typical of newspapers and magazines, often characterized as exhibiting careless or round about expressions and trite words and phrases or other marks of hurried writing: »It s a clumsy ending and… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • jour|nal|ism — «JUR nuh lihz uhm», noun. 1. the occupation of writing for, editing, managing, or publishing a newspaper or magazine. 2. the gathering, writing, and editing of material for other news media, such as radio and television: »TV journalism. 3.… …   Useful english dictionary

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