journal

Other forms of journal

plural

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about journal

What does journal mean?

journal means "a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in journal?

journal has 2 syllables: jour-nal. The stress falls on "jour". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɝnəl/.

What is another word for journal?

Close synonyms include diary, daybook. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is journal a common word?

journal is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.