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life history
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life history
n.
1. The history of changes undergone by an organism from inception or conception to death.
2. The developmental history of an individual or a group in society.
life history
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the series of changes undergone by an organism between fertilization of the egg and death
2. the series of events that make up a person's life
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Noun1.life history - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
biography, life story, life
account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
autobiography - a biography of yourself
hagiography - a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
profile - biographical sketch
2.life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
career
forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Translations
life history n (Bio) → ciclo biologico
a significant event in his life history → un avvenimento importante nella sua vita
life history n (Bio) → ciclo biologico
a significant event in his life history → un avvenimento importante nella sua vita


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Simon's research on the life histories of Taiwanese leather tanners is excellent, but his use of "Chinese culture" is quite essentialized and is neither applicable to historical nor contemporary China, much less Taiwan.
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