101

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/ ˈwʌn oʊˈwʌn /

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adjective

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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Origin of 101

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby 101

10, 101, 1066, 10-gauge, 10x, 11-cis-retinal, 11-oxycorticoid

How to use 101 in a sentence

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.
Politics Report: The Audit That Fell in an Empty Forest|Andrew Keatts|July 24, 2021|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.
After This Weird NBA Season, We Have A Better Idea Of How Much Fans Matter|Scott Ganz|July 6, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
With Hughes’ help, the city and Cisterra replicated this arrangement in the 2017 101 Ash acquisition.
What Faulconer Knew Is Now the $9M Question|Lisa Halverstadt|June 30, 2021|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.
They didn’t start running competitively until late in life. Why are they winning?|Ian McMahan|May 21, 2021|Washington Post

Disney’s upcoming live-action film, “Cruella,” is a prequel to “101 Dalmatians.”
Her crazy driving is a key element of Cruella de Vil’s evil. Here’s why.|Genevieve Carpio|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
In the trial whose results were announced on Tuesday, some patients received ATX-101 dosages while others received placebos.
Kythera Helps You Melt Your Double Chin, No Diet or Surgery Required|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Should it work, ATX-101 would be yet another way for Americans to have it all.
Kythera Helps You Melt Your Double Chin, No Diet or Surgery Required|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Importantly, ATX-101 offers the possibility of combating double chins without surgery.
Kythera Helps You Melt Your Double Chin, No Diet or Surgery Required|Daniel Gross|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How-101- they settled this knotty point, may be left to the readers of Novelle to discover.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Here was the XT-101, with its rear-mounted turret and twin dual-purpose automatic 75-millimetre cannon.
The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball Merwin
He eyed the XT-101's with malevolent interest, then studied a nearly-finished weapon on the carving table.
The Final Figure|Samuel Kimball Merwin