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journal
noun
    1. A magazine or periodical, eg one dealing with a specialized subject.
      Thesaurus: publication, magazine, newspaper, review, periodical, weekly, monthly, annual.
    2. A diary in which one recounts one's daily activities.
      Thesaurus: diary, memoir, chronicle, log, reminiscence, daybook, record.
    3. engineering.
      That part of an axle or rotating shaft that is in contact with and supported by a bearing.
verb
    journalled, journalling
    1. To provide something with, or fix something as, a journal.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin diurnalis daily.



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