Lucy

¹ American  

[loo-see] / ˈlu si /

noun

1. the incomplete skeletal remains of a female hominin found in Hadar, Ethiopia, in 1974 and classified as Australopithecus afarensis: she has been dated at about 3.2 million years of age.

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Lucy ² American  

[loo-see] / ˈlu si /

Or Luci

noun

1. a female given name.

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Lucy British  

/ ˈluːsɪ /

noun

1. Saint. died ?303 _ad , a virgin martyred by Diocletian in Syracuse. Feast day: Dec 13

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Lucy Cultural  

1. Nickname for one of the most complete skeletons of an early ancestor of humans ever found. Discovered in Ethiopia by Don Johanson, Tim White, and Tom Gray, Lucy lived approximately three million years ago. She walked upright, and anthropologists estimate that she was about twenty years old when she died. Lucy is considered one of the great finds of anthropology.

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Etymology

Origin of Lucy

First recorded in 1970–75; after the Beatles' song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (released in 1967), a tape of which was played in the discoverers' camp during the expedition

Example Sentences

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Lucy

Lucy Letby's new expert supporters claim no babies were deliberately harmed.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Lucy Shepherd, from Hertfordshire, was diagnosed with triple positive breast cancer shortly after her 33rd birthday, but a routine scan revealed that her heart function had declined during care.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The doctor described during Lucy Letby's trial as her "boyfriend" can now be identified.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

The BBC's Lucy Williamson has been tracking settler attacks on Palestinians, which have been observed over the last week alone.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“I should go find Lucy and get ready to watch. Good luck, boys!”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon