life history

/ˈlaɪf ˌhɪstəri/
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Other forms: life histories

Definitions of life history
  1. noun
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    synonyms: biography, life, life story
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    examples:
    Parallel Lives
    a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays
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    autobiography
    a biography of yourself
    hagiography
    a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
    profile
    biographical sketch
    memoir
    an account of the author's personal experiences
    type of:
    account, chronicle, history, story
    a record or narrative description of past events
  2. noun
    the general progression of your working or professional life
    synonyms: career
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    type of:
    advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
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