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 | ||