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Lucy

1

[ loo-see ]

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.


Lucy

2
or Lu·ci

[ loo-see ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

Lucy

/ ˈluːsɪ /

noun

  1. Lucy, Saint?303 adFRomanRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. died ?303 ad , a virgin martyred by Diocletian in Syracuse. Feast day: Dec 13
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Lucy

  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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lucy1

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
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Example Sentences

I spoke when Lucy Liu got hers, and it was lovely.

Designed by Lucy Turner, from Prison Arts Foundation, the poppy wreath was a collaborative piece of work with armed forces charity SSAFA, Belfast Met and the Prison Service.

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The third instalment in the Paddington live action adventure franchise sees the marmalade sandwich munching bear return to Peru to visit his aunt Lucy.

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Speaking to Lucy Owen on BBC Radio Wales, Dowden said she was heartbroken after "more bad luck", having missed out on the show last year while undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

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BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton described it as a "brain freeze", former Leeds forward Lucy Ward said on TNT it was a "shambles" and "farcical", while ex-England striker Peter Crouch called it a "moment of madness".

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