Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

life history

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables
life his-to-ry
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

Questions

What does life history mean?
An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background.

How to pronounce life history

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “life history”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “life history”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “life history” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.