| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | jour·nal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  jûr n l |
| NOUN: | 1a. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary. b. An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body. c. Nautical A ship's log. 2. Accounting a. A daybook. b. A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong. 3. A newspaper. 4. A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject: a medical journal. 5. The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, breviary, from Old French, daily, breviary, from Late Latin diurn lis, daily. See diurnal.
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