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

For decades, Econ 101 held that raising the minimum wages killed jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Downtown Los Angeles could hit 101 degrees and Glendale may reach 104 degrees on Tuesday as a record-shattering March heat wave grips the region.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 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

“I know a couple songs from 101 Dalmatians,” Arthur says with pride.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera