| 释义 |
life history
noun
1.
a. : a history of the stages or changes through which an organism passes in its development from the egg, spore, or other primary stage until its natural death
b. : one series of these changes often constituting a life cycle
2. : the history of an individual's development in his social environment
< the technique of collecting life histories in social research >
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