Noun journal has 5 senses
- diary, journal - a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
--1 is a kind of writing, written material, piece of writing
--1 has particulars: web log, blog
- journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals"
--2 is a kind of periodical
--2 has particulars: annals
- daybook, journal - a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
--3 is a kind of ledger, leger, account book, book of account, book
- journal - a record book as a physical object
--4 is a kind of book, volume
--4 has particulars: daybook, ledger; diary
- journal - the part of the axle contained by a bearing
--5 is a kind of axle
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