life history

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life history

noun life histories

countable, uncountable An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background. His life history shows that he frequently moves from town to town, moving from one job to the next.
countable, uncountable Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
countable, uncountable The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.

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@misc{life_history_2026,
  title = {life history},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/life%20history},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}