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journal
What does journal mean?
journal (noun): a newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use journal in a sentence?
- The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce journal?
/ˈdʒɝnəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does journal come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “journal” mean?
a newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject
Right! That's what “journal” means.
a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Not quite: that's what data means.
perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness
Not quite: that's what sense means.
any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation
Not quite: that's what rest means.
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