101
/ˌwʌnˌoʊˈwʌn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.74 in modern English
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Scrabble Score
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Letters
1
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Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary.
Canadian usage; American usage; Humorous
det
Alternative form of one hundred and one (“a great many; numerous”).
Example Sentences
- "Geology 101 tells us that you can’t build a reservoir on sandstone."
- "My dog flunked out of Crate Training 101."
- "I went to NYU myself, I was a philo-major there, too. I took all the abstract philosophy courses in college, like truth and beauty, advanced truth and beauty, intermediate truth, introduction to God, Death 101."
- "Since this is a series that emphasizes Social Relevance 101—a basic course on TV these days—the hood in that episode is just a good ghetto boy who has been led astray, and the cop is good old Paddy on the beat."
- "Companies sell directories, databases, reports, translation services, automatic translation software—and guidebooks for doing business away from home, which, in some cases, look much like simplified textbooks for Anthropology 101."
- "Ugh! Crash and burn! Next year, I’m taking flirting 101! I am so not good at this!"
Etymology
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”.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌwʌnˌoʊˈwʌn/
- British English: /ˌwʌnəʊˈwʌn/