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Lucy

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[ 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

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[ loo-see ]

noun

  1. a female given name.

Lucy

/ ˈːɪ /

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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51Թ 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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Chief executive Dr Lucy Peake said the government's "confused and ill-considered approach" of boosting awareness of the scheme but not supporting this with extra funding "risks pushing more families to breaking point".

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Government minister Lucy Powell's X account has been hacked to promote a scam "House of Commons" cryptocurrency.

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Fashion model Lucy Markovic, who first gained popularity as a competitor on “Australia’s Next Top Model” before professionally modeling for luxury brands including Givenchy and Versace, has died.

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Lucy Earle, 31, is a social media executive for a museum.

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In an update last week, Commons leader Lucy Powell said the government will take "whatever time is necessary" to develop a law which "meets the expectations" of the Hillsborough families.

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