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journal

adj · noun · verb · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: jûrʹnəl
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɝnəl/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɜːnəl/
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  • Canada: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nəl
  • CMU ARPABET: JH ER1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Daily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A chronological record of payments or receipts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A general journal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: accounting, business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The amount of land that can be worked in a day.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

the part of a rotating shaft or axle that rests on the bearing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: engineering, mechanical, mechanical-engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To archive or record something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To scrapbook.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

To insert (a shaft, an axle, etc.) into a journal bearing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

the part of the axle contained by a bearing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: axle

13

noun

Meaning 13

a record book as a physical object

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book, volume

Narrower terms: daybook, ledger, diary

14

noun

Meaning 14

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: diary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writing, written material, piece of writing

Narrower terms: web log, blog

15

noun

Meaning 15

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he reads the medical journals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: periodical

Narrower terms: annals

16

noun

Meaning 16

a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: daybook

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book

History

Etymology

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.

From French journal. Doublet of diurnal and the journal from Middle English.

Unknown, apparently of Scots origin. Perhaps from chirnel, from English kernel (“lump in the flesh”), owing to resemblance in shape.

Across languages

Translations

198 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: dagboek — diary or daily record
  • Afrikaans: joernaal — diary or daily record
  • Armenian: մատյան (matyan) — diary or daily record
  • Belarusian: дзённік (dzjónnik) — diary or daily record
  • Belarusian: журна́л (žurnál) — diary or daily record
  • Bulgarian: дне́вник (dnévnik) — diary or daily record
  • Catalan: diari — diary or daily record
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日誌 /日志 (rìzhì) — diary or daily record
  • Czech: deník — diary or daily record
  • Dutch: log — diary or daily record
  • Dutch: logboek — diary or daily record
  • Esperanto: taglibro — diary or daily record
  • Finnish: päiväkirja — diary or daily record
  • Finnish: diaari — diary or daily record
  • Finnish: loki — diary or daily record
  • Finnish: lokikirja — diary or daily record
  • Finnish: päivyri — diary or daily record
  • French: journal — diary or daily record
  • Georgian: დღიური (dɣiuri) — diary or daily record
  • Georgian: ჟურნალი (žurnali) — diary or daily record
  • German: Tagebuch — diary or daily record
  • German: Logbuch — diary or daily record
  • German: Protokoll — diary or daily record
  • German: Memorial — diary or daily record
  • Greek: ημερολόγιο (imerológio) — diary or daily record
  • Greek: αρχείο (archeío) — diary or daily record
  • Ancient Greek: ἐφημερίς (ephēmerís) — diary or daily record
  • Hebrew: יומן (yomán) — diary or daily record
  • Hindi: पत्रिका (patrikā) — diary or daily record
  • Hungarian: napló — diary or daily record
  • Indonesian: jurnal — diary or daily record
  • Irish: dialann — diary or daily record
  • Italian: diario — diary or daily record
  • Italian: registro — diary or daily record
  • Japanese: 日記 (nikki) — diary or daily record
  • Japanese: 日誌 (nisshi) — diary or daily record
  • Kazakh: күнделік (kündelık) — diary or daily record
  • Latin: commentārius — diary or daily record
  • Latin: ephemeris — diary or daily record
  • Macedonian: дневник (dnevnik) — diary or daily record
  • Malay: jurnal — diary or daily record
  • Manx: laa-lioar — diary or daily record
  • Māori: tuhitaka — diary or daily record
  • Marathi: दैनंदिनी (dainandinī) — diary or daily record
  • Norwegian: dagbok — diary or daily record
  • Polish: dziennik — diary or daily record
  • Polish: diariusz — diary or daily record
  • Portuguese: diário — diary or daily record
  • Portuguese: registro — diary or daily record
  • Portuguese: registo — diary or daily record
  • Russian: дневни́к (dnevník) — diary or daily record
  • Russian: судово́й журна́л (sudovój žurnál) — diary or daily record
  • Russian: журна́л (žurnál) — diary or daily record
  • Scottish Gaelic: leabhar-latha — diary or daily record
  • Slovak: denník — diary or daily record
  • Slovene: dnevnik — diary or daily record
  • Spanish: bitácora — diary or daily record
  • Spanish: libreta — diary or daily record
  • Swedish: dagbok — diary or daily record
  • Swedish: journal — diary or daily record
  • Tagalog: diyornal — diary or daily record
  • Tagalog: talaarawan — diary or daily record
  • Thai: อนุทิน (à-nú-tin) — diary or daily record
  • Turkish: günlük — diary or daily record
  • Turkish: günce — diary or daily record
  • Turkish: jurnal — diary or daily record
  • Ottoman Turkish: روزنامه (ruzname) — diary or daily record
  • Ukrainian: щоде́нник (ščodénnyk) — diary or daily record
  • Ukrainian: журна́л (žurnál) — diary or daily record
  • Vietnamese: nhật ký — diary or daily record
  • Vietnamese: nhật trình — diary or daily record
  • Welsh: dyddlyfr — diary or daily record
  • Yiddish: טאָג־בוך (tog-bukh) — diary or daily record
  • Armenian: ամսագիր (amsagir) — newspaper or magazine
  • Armenian: հանդես (handes) — newspaper or magazine
  • Belarusian: журна́л (žurnál) — newspaper or magazine
  • Belarusian: часо́піс (časópis) — newspaper or magazine
  • Bulgarian: всекидне́вник (vsekidnévnik) — newspaper or magazine
  • Bulgarian: журн́ал (žurńal) — newspaper or magazine
  • Catalan: diari — newspaper or magazine
  • Catalan: gaseta — newspaper or magazine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 報刊 /报刊 (bàokān) — newspaper or magazine
  • Danish: tidsskrift — newspaper or magazine
  • Esperanto: revuo — newspaper or magazine
  • Esperanto: ĵurnalo — newspaper or magazine
  • Esperanto: gazeto — newspaper or magazine
  • Farefare: ko'osgo gõŋɔ — newspaper or magazine
  • Finnish: erikoisaikakauslehti — newspaper or magazine
  • Finnish: tiedejulkaisu — newspaper or magazine
  • Finnish: kausijulkaisu — newspaper or magazine
  • French: journal — newspaper or magazine
  • French: revue — newspaper or magazine
  • Georgian: ჟურნალი (žurnali) — newspaper or magazine
  • Georgian: გაზეთი (gazeti) — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Zeitschrift — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Journal — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Anzeiger — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Fachzeitschrift — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Revue — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Magazin — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Zeitung — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Tageszeitung — newspaper or magazine
  • German: -blatt — newspaper or magazine
  • German: Tageblatt — newspaper or magazine
  • Greek: εφημερίδα (efimerída) — newspaper or magazine
  • Greek: περιοδικό (periodikó) — newspaper or magazine
  • Hindi: पत्रिका (patrikā) — newspaper or magazine
  • Hungarian: folyóirat — newspaper or magazine
  • Irish: nuachtán — newspaper or magazine
  • Italian: rivista — newspaper or magazine
  • Italian: giornale — newspaper or magazine
  • Kazakh: күнше (künşe) — newspaper or magazine
  • Kyrgyz: күнчө (küncö) — newspaper or magazine
  • Kyrgyz: журнал (jurnal) — newspaper or magazine
  • Lao: ວາລະສານ (wā la sān) — newspaper or magazine
  • Latin: ephemeris — newspaper or magazine
  • Malay: jurnal — newspaper or magazine
  • Malay: makalah — newspaper or magazine
  • Māori: hautaka — newspaper or magazine
  • Marathi: पत्रिका (patrikā) — newspaper or magazine
  • Norwegian: tidsskrift — newspaper or magazine
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tidsskrift — newspaper or magazine
  • Persian: ژورنال (žurnâl) — newspaper or magazine
  • Plautdietsch: Zeitunk — newspaper or magazine
  • Polish: czasopismo — newspaper or magazine
  • Portuguese: periódico — newspaper or magazine
  • Romanian: ziar — newspaper or magazine
  • Russian: журна́л (žurnál) — newspaper or magazine
  • Russian: газе́та (gazéta) — newspaper or magazine
  • Slovak: denník — newspaper or magazine
  • Slovene: revija — newspaper or magazine
  • Lower Sorbian: žurnal — newspaper or magazine
  • Swahili: jarida — newspaper or magazine
  • Swedish: tidskrift — newspaper or magazine
  • Thai: วารสาร (waa-rá-sǎan) — newspaper or magazine
  • Turkish: dergi — newspaper or magazine
  • Turkish: günce — newspaper or magazine
  • Turkish: jurnal — newspaper or magazine
  • Turkish: mecmua — newspaper or magazine
  • Turkish: ceride — newspaper or magazine
  • Ottoman Turkish: غزته (gazeta, gazete) — newspaper or magazine
  • Ottoman Turkish: روزنامه (ruzname) — newspaper or magazine
  • Ottoman Turkish: جریده (ceride) — newspaper or magazine
  • Ukrainian: журна́л (žurnál) — newspaper or magazine
  • Ukrainian: часопис (časopys) — newspaper or magazine
  • Urdu: جریدہ (jarida) — newspaper or magazine
  • Uzbek: kuncha — newspaper or magazine
  • Vietnamese: nhật báo — newspaper or magazine
  • Vietnamese: nhật trình — newspaper or magazine
  • Welsh: newyddiadur — newspaper or magazine
  • Yiddish: זשורנאַל (zhurnal) — newspaper or magazine
  • Bulgarian: журнал (žurnal) — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Bulgarian: счетоводна книга (sčetovodna kniga) — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Finnish: päiväkirja — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Finnish: kladi — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • German: Grundbuch — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • German: Tagebuch — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • German: Journal — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Swedish: dagbok — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Swedish: journal — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Ottoman Turkish: روزنامه (ruzname) — accounting: chronological record of payments
  • Bulgarian: журнал (žurnal) — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Finnish: loki — computing: chronological record of changes
  • French: historique — computing: chronological record of changes
  • French: journal — computing: chronological record of changes
  • French: registre — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Hungarian: napló — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Irish: dialann — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Japanese: ジャーナル (jānaru) — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Korean: 저널 (jeoneol) — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Latin: ephemeris — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Marathi: जर्नल (jarnal) — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Polish: log — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Polish: dziennik — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Polish: rejestr zdarzeń — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Portuguese: registro — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Russian: журна́л (žurnál) — computing: chronological record of changes
  • Bulgarian: шийка на вал (šijka na val) — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Finnish: akselintappi — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Zapfen — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Lagerzapfen — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Achsstummel — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Achszapfen — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Wellenstummel — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Achsschenkel — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Drehzapfen — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • German: Kurbelzapfen — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Greek: έδρανο άξονα (édrano áxona) — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Italian: perno d'albero — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Latin: ephemeris — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Portuguese: munhão — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Romanian: fus — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Russian: ца́пфа (cápfa) — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Russian: шпи́ндель (špíndelʹ) — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Slovene: tečaj — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Spanish: gorrón — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Spanish: muñón — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
  • Swedish: axeltapp — engineering: part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings
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