journals

Noun (1)

journal (plural journals)

1. A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.

   Synonyms:

   daybook, diary

2. A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
   • The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.
3. A chronological record of payments or receipts.
4. A general journal.
5. A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.

Noun (2)

journal (plural journaux)

1. The amount of land that can be worked in a day.
   • Yet the whole extent of cultured country, or all the fields actually cultivated for the ſupport of the inhabitants, will hardly exceed two millions of journaux (or day’s work); above three millions lie entirely waſte; and 850,000 journaux are covered with ſand.1781, “Dictionaire Historique et Géographique de la Province de Bretagne; dédié à la Nation Bretonne; par M. Ogée, Ingenieur-Géographe de cette Province. […]”, in The Critical Review: or, Annals of...

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