life history
Americannoun
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the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
noun
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the series of changes undergone by an organism between fertilization of the egg and death
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the series of events that make up a person's life
Etymology
Origin of life history
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Andrew Wilson’s “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” with a seductive cover image of the actress, offers a surprisingly sensible life history in quickfire snippets of information, or “100 Takes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Using single-cell sequencing, advanced imaging, and preclinical models of lung injury, the Mayo Clinic team tracked the "life history" of AT2 cells.
From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025
Baleen whales’ life history – particularly the age when females start breeding and the interval between calves – is strongly influenced by their potential lifespan.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024
The researchers tested their newly developed modelling approach on diadromous fish because very little is known about their at-sea life history stage and there is no existing model of their distribution.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
I didn't feel like giving her my whole life history.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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