101

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/ ˈwʌn oʊˈwʌn /

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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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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

The Evergreen State

The Magnolia State

The Mockingbird State

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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

Example sentences from the Web for 101

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
The traditional, econ 101 approach to smart investing is to look at fundamentals — the core facts around a company you might invest in.
The GameStop stock situation isn’t about populism. It’s about whether the market is ‘real.’|Mikhail Klimentov|February 1, 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

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