101

American  

[wuhn-oh-wuhn] / ˈwʌn oʊˈwʌn /

adjective

1. comprising the introductory material in or as if in a course of study (used postpositively).

   Economics 101; Life 101; It's Jungle 101 on a trip up the Amazon.

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Etymology

Origin of 101

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

After Li’s death in China at age 101, she stuffed materials in her luggage and flew to California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

They said a California Highway Patrol officer had warned Grossman of its deadly consequences in 2013 after she was ticketed going 93 mph on the 101 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

For Richards, the sequence of the 101 drawings he picked for his book, out of over 1,000 that he carefully catalogs in a database, mirrors the progression of his own thinking about money.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

In December 2018 there were 101 in this region - 0.2% of the total number of people admitted - and most of those were down to a problem with one mental health trust.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

I should—in the course material for Overbearing Mothers 101, I'm probably the perfect example of a person most likely to rebel.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman