/ ˈdʒɜːnl; NAmE ˈdʒɜːrnl/ noun
1.
a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or profession :
a scientific / trade journal
the British Medical Journal
2.
used in the title of some newspapers :
the Wall Street Journal
3.
a written record of the things you do, see, etc. every day :
He kept a journal of his travels across Asia.
—compare diary
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally denoting a book containing the appointed times of daily prayers): from Old French jurnal , from late Latin diurnalis , from Latin diurnus daily, from dies day.