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101¹

  • /ˌwʌnəʊˈwʌn/ UK
  • /ˌwʌnˌoʊˈwʌn/ US

Rhymes with -ʌn

Where it comes from

From 1 + 0 + 1, from the method of numbering courses in United States colleges, the initial or introductory course commonly being numbered “101”; for example, “Biology 101”.

adjective

  1. Canada, US, humorous, not comparable Of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary. Geology 101 tells us that you can’t build a reservoir on sandstone.

noun 101s

  1. informal An introduction to a topic; a rundown of its basics. I need you to give me a quick 101 on how you assemble the WIP reports.

101²

  • /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ UK
  • /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ UK
  • /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ US
  • /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd(n̩)ˈwʌn/ US

Where it comes from

A variant of one hundred and one.

determiner

  1. alternative, idiomatic Alternative form of one hundred and one (“a great many; numerous”). [T]o offset the massive cost of learning 101 ways to embellish spatchcock, perhaps the readers may need 101 ways to cook two-minute noodles.

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adj of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary — see also basic, elementary

Españolintroducción a …
日本語入門 nyūmon
Françaisélémentaire, l'abc de, le b.a.-ba de, les bases de
DeutschEinführung, Einmaleins, für Anfänger
Русскийосновы osnovy, для чайников dlja čajnikov
Tiếng Việtnhập môn

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@misc{101_2026,
  title = {101},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/101},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}