"life story" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life stories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} life story (plural life stories)
  1. An account of an individual's life. Related terms: story of my life, story of one's life
    Sense id: en-life_story-en-noun-1i2XwfDh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (figuratively, by extension) A long and detailed monologue delivered to someone. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-life_story-en-noun-A5oC00x0

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