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lucy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for lucy.

Editorial note

How can they tell it was a different species from Lucy just by a jaw bone.

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Quick take

A female given name from Latin.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of lucy gathered in one view.

noun

A female given name from Latin.

noun

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

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A place name:

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lucy.

noun

A female given name from Latin.

noun

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

noun

A place name:

noun

A village in Montmort-Lucy commune, Marne department, Grand Est, France.

Example sentences

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How can they tell it was a different species from Lucy just by a jaw bone.

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Borland had a language called Lucy (Loose-C) that was wild with implicit conversions, but counter-example -- my bad for making the changes to ur-JS.

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>As Lucy Jo Palladino, a psychologist who studies attention, explains, the brain is a muscle like any other, and it can’t run on empty.

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Also, citing movies like Lucy and Limitless just feels juvenile.

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Honestly don't know.) The other side to that is, back in 1985, if you wanted to see an old episode of I Love Lucy or Gunsmoke (which had actually gone off the air by then, I believe) you either caught the rerun of the one episode some network was broadcasting or you were SOL.

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Women don't have any unique ownership of the term "she." If you refer to your dog lucy, you might say: she likes that toy.

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Now, if only someone can find the origin to "Miss Lucy Had A Steamboat" and "My Darling Playmate"...

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Lucy's infamous "in the next 30 years" moving goal post.

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Lucy Liu is the star of a TV show and many movies.

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In the meantime, what we have today is beyond good enough for anyone watching the World Cup or an episode of Lucy.

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Let me bite this time: Hey Lucy, got a second?

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Lucy and Limitless were used as a writing hook - cheesiness noted, but they're relevant and accessible examples of how nootropics are entering the mainstream consciousness.

Quote examples

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Women don't have any unique ownership of the term "she." If you refer to your dog lucy, you might say: she likes that toy.

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Now, if only someone can find the origin to "Miss Lucy Had A Steamboat" and "My Darling Playmate"...

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Lucy's infamous "in the next 30 years" moving goal post.

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You have to give people some explanation, otherwise we'll never progress past "I heard Lucy makes people go crazy and they think they can fly so they jump off the Golden Gate Bridge".

Proper noun examples

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Lucy Liu is the star of a TV show and many movies.

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In the meantime, what we have today is beyond good enough for anyone watching the World Cup or an episode of Lucy.

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Let me bite this time: Hey Lucy, got a second?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use lucy in a sentence?

How can they tell it was a different species from Lucy just by a jaw bone.

What does lucy mean?

A female given name from Latin.

What part of speech is lucy?

lucy is commonly used as noun.