Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—J

Journal

(Latin, diurnum, a daily thing; Welsh, diwrnod; Italian, giorno; French, journal, journal, jour, a day.)

Applied to newspapers, the word strictly means a daily paper; but the extension of the term to weekly papers is sanctioned by custom.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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