life history

Definitions

1. An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background.
   countable, uncountable
2. Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
   countable, uncountable
3. The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“His life history shows that he frequently moves from town to town, moving from one job to the next.”

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