English noun: life history | |||
1. | life history (communication) an account of the series of events making up a person's life | ||
Synonyms | biography, life, life story | ||
Broader (hypernym) | account, chronicle, history, story | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | autobiography, hagiography, profile | ||
Instance hyponym | Parallel Lives | ||
2. | life history (act) the general progression of your working or professional life | ||
Samples | The general had had a distinguished career. He had a long career in the law. | ||
Synonyms | career | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | ||