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journal¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
Where it 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.
noun journals · journall
- 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.
verb journals · journaling · journalling · journaled · journalled
- To archive or record something.
- To scrapbook. Coffee shops-cum-meeting-spots dotted across the city are teeming (Equator, Blue Bottle and Saint Frank). Caffeine-fuelled, lactose-intolerant, macadamia milk latte-drinking young folk are journalling, manifesting, coding, ChatGPT-ing and pitching their ideas.
adjective journall
- Daily. […]his faint ſteedes watred in Ocean deepe, / Whiles from their iournall labours they did reſt[…].
journal²
Where it comes from
From French journal. Doublet of diurnal and the journal from Middle English.
noun journaux · journall
- The amount of land that can be worked in a day. Yet the whole extent of cultured country, or all the fields actually cultivated for the ſupport of the inhabitants, will hardly exceed two millions of journaux (or day’s work); above three millions lie entirely waſte; and 850,000 journaux are covered with ſand.
journal³
Where it comes from
Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.
noun journals · journall
- the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing
verb journals · journaling · journalling · journaled · journalled
- To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc.) into a journal bearing. 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[…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: daybook, diary, scrapbook, publication, notebook, magazine, bulletin, gazette, newspaper, news, book, newsroom, newsletter, newscast, synopsis, record
Translations
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noun diary or daily record
| Español | bitácora, libreta |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 日記 nikki, 日誌 nisshi |
| 中文 | 日誌 /日志 rìzhì |
| हिन्दी | पत्रिका patrikā |
| Português | diário, registro, registo |
| Français | journal |
| Deutsch | Tagebuch, Logbuch, Protokoll, Memorial |
| Italiano | diario, registro |
| Ελληνικά | ημερολόγιο imerológio, αρχείο archeío |
| Русский | дневни́к dnevník, судово́й журна́л sudovój žurnál, журна́л žurnál |
| Tiếng Việt | nhật ký, nhật trình |
| עברית | יומן yomán |
noun newspaper or magazine
| 中文 | 報刊 /报刊 bàokān |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पत्रिका patrikā |
| Kiswahili | jarida |
| Português | periódico |
| Français | journal, revue |
| Deutsch | Zeitschrift, Journal, Anzeiger, Fachzeitschrift, Revue, Magazin |
| Italiano | rivista, giornale |
| Ελληνικά | εφημερίδα efimerída, περιοδικό periodikó |
| Română | ziar |
| Русский | журна́л žurnál, газе́та gazéta |
| Tiếng Việt | nhật báo, nhật trình |
noun computing: chronological record of changes
| 한국어 | 저널 jeoneol |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ジャーナル jānaru |
| Português | registro |
| Français | historique, journal, registre |
| Русский | журна́л žurnál |
noun engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
| Español | gorrón, muñón |
|---|---|
| Português | munhão |
| Deutsch | Zapfen, Lagerzapfen, Achsstummel, Achszapfen, Wellenstummel, Achsschenkel |
| Italiano | perno d'albero |
| Ελληνικά | έδρανο άξονα édrano áxona |
| Română | fus |
| Русский | ца́пфа cápfa, шпи́ндель špíndelʹ |
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title = {journal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/journal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
