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Life history

An investigation into the details and activities of a person during his/her lifetime; one's background.

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noun
  1. 1

    An investigation into the details and activities of a person during his/her lifetime; one's background.

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

  2. 2

    Information concerning a person's diseases and medical disorders suffered during his lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.

  3. 3

    The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.

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