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lived experience

lived experience noun: the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.

Noun

lived experience (countable and uncountable, plural lived experiences)

  1. The experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.
    • In the philosophy of Wilhelm Dilthey, the human sciences are based on lived experience, which makes them fundamentally different from the natural sciences, which are considered to be based on scientific experiences.

Forms of lived experience

plurallived experiences

Questions about lived experience

What does lived experience mean?
Lived experience means the experiences and choices of a given person, and the knowledge that they gain as a result.
What part of speech is lived experience?
Lived experience is a noun.
What is the plural of lived experience?
The plural of lived experience is lived experiences.

Words near lived experience in the dictionary

  1. lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
  2. lived beyond one's means
  3. lived dangerously
  4. lived down
  5. lived down to
  6. lived experience
  7. lived experiences
  8. lived for
  9. lived from paycheck to paycheck
  10. lived in
  11. lived in each other's pockets

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