Journal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
  2. a newspaper, especially a daily one.
  3. a periodical or magazine, especially one published for a special group, learned society, or profession: the October issue of The English Journal.
  4. a record, usually daily, of the proceedings and transactions of a legislative body, an organization, etc.
  5. Bookkeeping.
    • a daybook.
    • (in the double-entry method) a book into which all transactions are entered from the daybook or blotter to facilitate posting into the ledger.
  6. a log or logbook.
  7. the portion of a shaft or axle contained by a plain bearing.
verb (used without object)
  1. to write self-examining or reflective journal entries, especially in school or as part of psychotherapy: Students should journal as part of a portfolio assessment program.
noun
  1. a newspaper or periodical
  2. a book in which a daily record of happenings, etc, is kept
  3. an official record of the proceedings of a legislative body
  4. accounting
    • one of several books in which transactions are initially recorded to facilitate subsequent entry in the ledger
    • another name for daybook
  5. the part of a shaft or axle in contact with or enclosed by a bearing
  6. a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
Journal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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