ˈdʒə:nl n. 1 a
newspaper or
periodical. 2 a
daily record of events. 3 Naut. a
logbook. 4 a
book in
which business transactions are entered,
with a
statement of
the accounts to which
each is to be debited
and credited. 5 the
part of a
shaft or
axle that rests on bearings. 6 (the Journals) Parl. a record of daily proceedings. [ME f. OF jurnal f. LL diurnalis DIURNAL]