"journal" in the noun sense
1. diary, journal
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
2. journal
a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
"he reads the medical journals"
3. daybook, journal
a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
4. journal
a record book as a physical object
5. journal
the part of the axle contained by a bearing
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