Lucy

¹ American

[loo-see] / ˈlu si /

noun

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 American

[loo-see] / ˈlu si /

Or Luci

noun

a female given name.

Lucy British

/ ˈluːsɪ /

noun

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Lucy Cultural

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.

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

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At right-back, Lucy Bronze, 34, has been England's undisputed starter for the best part of a decade - but how long can she keep playing?

From BBC

Lucy Powell told the BBC's Newscast podcast that Labour needed to make more use of the Greater Manchester mayor, after the party fell to third in a seat it had previously held.

From BBC

Which probably wouldn't surprise you, knowing Lucy either.

From BBC

Growing up as the proud daughter of Lucy Bonilla, one of Guatemala’s most charming radio broadcasters, Moreno starred alongside her mother and sisters in a series of cheeky Salvadoran seasoning commercials.

From Los Angeles Times

Labour's deputy leader Lucy Powell made a dash for it immediately after the declaration; reporters, me included, chasing after her shouting questions.

From BBC

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