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blog

blog

2.7
A website where a person or group regularly writes short posts about a topic
  • noun
  • /blɔg/
  • Texting
translation icon : blog
  • She has a popular blog where she shares her travel adventures and photography.
  • a blog post
  • websites and blogs
  • read blogs

I So I've been recording a daily blog for the last four.

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Examples

  • Good morning and welcome to today's blog from London.

  • We don't always agree, but her blog is well-written, reasonable, and contains great information.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And they also maintain, wait for it, a blog on the Internet.

  • I used it at first like a blog, but nothing was happening.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Visitors to the site may read blog posts and ask questions of the scientists.

    Academic text (2011)
  • - I'm an actress, I also write for a blog.

  • She has a popular blog, "Vegan Tech Talk."

  • For instance, a middle school teacher-librarian in Indiana uses her blog The Brain Lair, thebrainlair.com, to encourage reading.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You can find helpful recipes and cooking tips on my new blog focused on healthy eating.

  • Every week, he adds new entries to his blog about technology trends and gadgets.

Synonyms

weblog
vsblog
  • Texting
12 3.3

A website where a person regularly writes posts about their life or interests

allows individual or group authors rather than just one person
vlog
vsblog
  • Texting
10 4.1

A short video someone posts online to share their life or ideas

uses written webpage entries in chronological order rather than video posts
web log
vsblog
  • Texting
1 3.2

An online diary where a person writes about their life and ideas

can cover many topics not only personal life
microblog
vsblog
  • Texting
1 4.9

An online site where people post short text updates with a length limit

uses longer entries rather than brief updates

How Personal

diary
479 1.0
blog
  • Texting
2.7
weblog
  • Texting
12 3.3
website
  • Texting
1.2

Surface Forms

blog singular
blogs plural

Morphology

blog = weblog (transparent) = web + log

The word is a straightforward clipping of 'weblog' (web + log), and the meaning 'online log' is directly recoverable from its parts.

Etymology

Blog is short for web + log. A log is a written 'record' like a ship's log or diary, and a blog is that record 'on the web', so people use blogs to post regular stories, tips, or ideas.