Definition of journal
1a : a daily newspaper —usually used in titles The Wall Street Journalb : a periodical dealing especially with matters of current interest an academic journal —often used in titles The Journal of the American Medical Association
2a : a record of experiences, ideas, or reflections kept regularly for private use : diaryb : a record of current transactions; especially : a book of original entry in double-entry bookkeepingc : an account of day-to-day eventsd : a record of transactions kept by a deliberative or legislative bodye : log 3f : log 4
3 : the part of a rotating shaft, axle, roll, or spindle that turns in a bearing
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Examples of journal in a Sentence
I've been keeping a journal for several years.
She records her dreams in a journal.
Recent Examples of journal from the Web
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It was then translated back into English to be excerpted in a Surrealist journal in 1944.
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A 31-year-old man with a new tattoo died after contracting a a flesh-eating bacteria while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, British medical journals are reporting.
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On Wednesday, the journal published an editor’s note about the 1980 letter and an analysis from Canadian researchers of how often it has been cited — more than 600 times, often inaccurately.
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While full-year light-vehicle sales rose by 70,882 vehicles, according to researcher Autodata Corp., total fleet sales increased by about 108,440 units, according to trade journal Automotive News.
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A study last year in the journal Nature Climate Change said America will probably only reach four-fifths of that goal.
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Or the high school typing teacher who assigned students to write a journal their junior year that led to Reid filling volumes of them over the years — including as recently as last week.
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A trio of researchers have waded though more than half a century of research published in astronomy journals and found that studies authored by women receive 10 percent fewer citations than similar studies written by men.
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His books, journal articles and television appearances propelled him to the fore of Democratic Party foreign policy circles.
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Origin and Etymology of journal
Middle English, service book containing the day hours, from Anglo-French jurnal, from jurnal, adjective, daily, from Latin diurnalis, from diurnus of the day, from dies day — more at deity
JOURNAL Defined for English Language Learners
journal
playDefinition of journal for English Language Learners
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: a book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts
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: a newspaper
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: a magazine that reports on things of special interest to a particular group of people
JOURNAL Defined for Kids
journal
playDefinition of journal for Students
1 : a brief record (as in a diary) of daily happenings
2 : a magazine that reports on things of special interest to a particular group
3 : a daily newspaper
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