101 Definition

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noun
The essential facts or principles of a (specified) subject or activity.
A person who is ignorant of Flirting 101
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adjective

(chiefly US, postpositive) Basic, beginner, starting from scratch.

Geology 101 tells us that you can't build a reservoir on sandstone.
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Synonyms:
cione-hundred-onehundred and one
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numeral

A thoroughly large number. Used especially in book titles.

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Origin of 101

  • From the practice in US colleges of numbering courses, the initial course normally ending in 101

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  • Symbolizing more than 100, an already large number.

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