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

“If we could have closed Agoura Road and the 101, I could have built it in a year,” Pratt said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times

Mark the next special occasion with a reservation at one of these top picks from the most recent 101 Best Restaurants guide.

From Los Angeles Times

For most of the last week, Taufahema has left his graveyard shift job as a security guard and driven to the walkway across the 101 freeway between the Balboa Boulevard and White Oak Avenue exits.

From Los Angeles Times

Alain Robert, a Frenchman who called himself "Spiderman", made it to the top of Taipei 101 - at the time the world's tallest building - in four hours.

From BBC

It had always been a dream of Honnold's to add scaling Taipei 101 to his list of achievements he told reporters, adding that his first request had been rejected.

From Barron's