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Definition of Life history
1. Noun. An account of the series of events making up a person's life.
Generic synonyms: Account, Chronicle, History, Story
Specialized synonyms: Autobiography, Hagiography, Profile
Specialized synonyms: Parallel Lives
Derivative terms: Biographer, Biographical
2. Noun. The general progression of your working or professional life. "He had a long career in the law"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Advancement, Forward Motion, Onward Motion, Procession, Progress, Progression
Derivative terms: Careerist
Definition of Life history
1. Noun. an investigation into the details and activities of a person during his/her lifetime; one's background. ¹
2. Noun. (medicine) Information concerning a person's diseases and medical disorders suffered during his lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Life History
Literary usage of Life history
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881 by James Anthony Froude (1885)
"Weariness of life—History of the Norse Kings—Portrait of John Knox —Death of John
Mill and the Bishop of Winchester—Mill and Carlyle—Irish policy of Mr. ..."
2. An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (1899)
"Of his intellectual or emotional life history knows nothing. He represents the
dominance of form. [Enter Lord Goring in evening ..."
3. Studien zur Entwicklungsgeschichte des japanischen Riesensalamanders by Charles Stuart Gager, Daniel Lange (1916)
"B. life history.—Every plant, in the course of its existence, passes through a
... These various changes constitute the life history of the individual. ..."
4. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1901)
"In the typical life history which follows, however, we will see that members ...
Typical life history As has just been shown, the habits of the insects of ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1897)
"In an admirable Bulletin (124 of Cornell Experiment Station), Mr. MV Slingerland
discusses the Pistol Case-bearer, summarizing its life-history thus: The ..."
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