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professional
Adjective
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About a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
The group offers free professional advice on legal matters and housing.
The government has established a new professional body to regulate doctors.
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If someone is professional, they do their job seriously and with much skill.
We employ friendly, professional staff who can offer the benefit of many years' experience .
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If someone is professional, they are paid for their job, sport, art, etc.
After playing amateur tennis for years, he turned professional at the age of 25.
professional
Noun
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A professional is a person who is paid for doing their job, sport, art, etc.
More and more the Olympics are allowing professionals to compete.
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A professional is a person who does a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
Professionals often spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars in school.
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A professional is a person who is serious and skilled in their work.
You should get him to fix your car. He's a real professional.
journal
Noun
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A journal is a record of what is happening, usually written regularly (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), often scientific.
They published their study in the British Medical Journal.
She wrote in her journal on New Year's Day 1922, "The weather is bad and I'm too tired to write today."
journal
Verb
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If you journal, you regularly record what is happening, usually in writing.