101

[ wuhn-oh-wuhn ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of 101¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

That included telling the Council 101 Ash was a “Class A building” even though the appraisal on which the city relied stated clearly that it was and always would be a Class B building.

From Voice of San Diego

The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers 106-101 and went on to win four of their five remaining games, including all three games in their home arena.

From FiveThirtyEight

With Hughes’ help, the city and Cisterra replicated this arrangement in the 2017 101 Ash acquisition.

From Voice of San Diego

After setting the initial record at the age of 101, Marchand thought he had more in the tank and sought to better his own mark.

From Washington Post

Disney’s upcoming live-action film, “Cruella,” is a prequel to “101 Dalmatians.”

From Washington Post

In the trial whose results were announced on Tuesday, some patients received ATX-101 dosages while others received placebos.

From The Daily Beast

Should it work, ATX-101 would be yet another way for Americans to have it all.

From The Daily Beast

Importantly, ATX-101 offers the possibility of combating double chins without surgery.

From The Daily Beast

How-101- they settled this knotty point, may be left to the readers of Novelle to discover.

From Project Gutenberg

Here was the XT-101, with its rear-mounted turret and twin dual-purpose automatic 75-millimetre cannon.

From Project Gutenberg

He eyed the XT-101's with malevolent interest, then studied a nearly-finished weapon on the carving table.

From Project Gutenberg