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

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 .

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

Example Sentences

On the day Lucy died her mum visited her in hospital and took her out for lunch.

From BBC

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Lucy Owen programme he said he had no choice but to try to fit in during his early teens, despite knowing he was gay.

From BBC

Lucy Liu is at least adept at playing the stern director of the organization for controlling mythological entities and creatures.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC