life history

noun

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.”

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Meanings

nounlife history (countable and uncountable, plural life histories)

plural life histories

  1. countableuncountableAn 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.

  2. countableuncountablemedicineInformation concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
  3. countableuncountablebiologyThe set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan account of the series of events making up a person's life

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biographylifelife story
Broader
historyaccountchronicle

nounthe general progression of your working or professional life

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career
Broader
progressprogressionprocession
Also see
biographycareerlifelife story

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

life history. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20history

MLA

“life history.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20history. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life history,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20history.

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