# 101
## English
### Etymology 1

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”.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌwʌnəʊˈwʌn/
* (General American) IPA: /ˌwʌnˌoʊˈwʌn/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ʌn

#### Adjective

101 (not comparable)
* (Canada, US, alone or postpositive, chiefly humorous) Of a fact, subject, etc.: basic, beginner-level, elementary.
    Geology 101 tells us that you can’t build a reservoir on sandstone.
    My dog flunked out of Crate Training 101.
** 1964 March (date recorded), “Private Life”, in Woody Allen (CP 518)‎, spoken by Woody Allen, New York, N.Y.: Colpix Records, published July 1964, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2025-01-17: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.
** 1972 November 6, Gerald Clarke, “Show Business: Viewpoints: The Rookies. ABC. Monday, 8–9 p.m. E.S.T.”, in Time‎, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2011-01-29: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.
** 2003, Daniel Dor, “When Relativism Becomes a Marketing Strategy: Globalization, Knowledge and the World Language System”, in Andrea Krizsán, Violetta Zentai, editors, Reshaping Globalization: Multilateral Dialogues and New Policy Initiatives (CPS Books), Budapest, Hungary; New York, N.Y.: Central European University Press, →ISBN, →ISSN, part I (Production of Global Knowledge), page 66: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.
** 2003 June 22, Holly Henderson, Liz Tigelaar, “Ski Trip”, in Totally Spies!, season 2, episode 21, spoken by Samantha (“Sam”) (Jennifer Hale), Montreal, Que.: Marathon Media, via Teletoon, →OCLC:Ugh! Crash and burn! Next year, I’m taking flirting 101! I am so not good at this!
** 2009 November 1, Bob Schieffer, “Face the Nation: A Class in Nation-building 101”, in CBS News‎, archived from the original on 2025-01-24:A Class in Nation-Building 101 [title] As the President tries to develop a new strategy in Afghanistan, I wonder if this is the real lesson that we've learned in Afghanistan so far: that nation-building, like charity, probably begins at home.
** 2017 September 12, Norm Macdonald Live, season 3, episode 11, spoken by Norm Macdonald:I'm taking a fascinating class all about the Hollywood Freeway. It's called 101: 101.
** 2023 March 20, Rebecca Gillam, Bridie Wilkins, “Alexandra Daddario and Her PT on How She Built Her Baywatch Bod + Her 10 Regular Workout Rules”, in Liz Plosser, editor, Women’s Health‎, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Magazine Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-21:However much you work out, but especially if it's a lot, learning correct form and focusing on keeping your body safe is 101—not just while exercising, but also how you move around day to day.

##### Usage notes

The word is used humorously or sarcastically with subjects, etc., that would usually never form the title of actual college courses.

##### Translations
#### Noun

101 (plural 101s)
* (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.
** 1999, New Jersey Advisory Council on Elder Care, quoting Ms. O'Connor, Council Meeting of New Jersey Advisory Council on Elder Care. Testimony Concerning Health Care and Caregiving for the Elderly: Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Piscataway, New Jersey, February 10, 1999, 1:00 P.M.‎, New Jersey Office of Legislative Services, Public Information Office, Hearing Unit, page 25:[…] quite well. (laughter) MS. O'CONNOR: I'm going to give you a quick 101 [on] cost and care management, and then I'm going to plug New Jersey EASE, always plug New Jersey EASE [Easy Access Single Entry, a program to help people find health care resources].
** 2012, Dorothy Meng, quotee, “Introduction”, in Helena Bender, editor, Reshaping Environments: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability in a Complex World‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9:This is also the reason why 'Reshaping Environments' teaches you so many different styles of thinking or 'looking at the problem' throughout the course. It is why gaining an understanding of scale, interdisciplinary and systems thinking is important to understand within the course, because what they are really giving you is a different way to look at the same thing. So here is a quick 101, which I thought helped me with the different styles of thinking, and I hope you find them useful.
** 2015, Roopa Pai, The Gita For Children‎, Hachette India, →ISBN:Hindu mythology is bursting at the seams with fabulous beasts and birds that are extraordinary versions of beasts and birds on earth. Unlike in western mythology, where many such fantastic creatures are considered 'evil', or at least a nuisance — dragons, for example, imprison princesses in towers, breathe fire and have to be destroyed by the hero of the story — there are no inherently 'evil' creatures in Hindu mythology. Here's a quick 101 on four fantastic beasts that Krishna mentions in this chapter of the Gita.

### Etymology 2

A variant of one hundred and one.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/, /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/
* (General American) IPA: /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/, /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd (n̩) ˈwʌn/

#### Determiner

101
* (idiomatic) Alternative form of one hundred and one (“a great many; numerous”)
** 1996, Samela Harris, “Introduction”, in On a Shoestring: Recipes from the House of the Raising Sons, Kent Town, Adelaide, S.A.: Wakefield Press, →ISBN, page vii:[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.

##### Usage notes

Often used to refer to the size of an exhaustively long and varied list of applications, examples, uses, etc.

### References

* ↑ “101, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023; “101, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* 101 (number) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* course (education) – US course numbering system on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* 101 (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Daniel Engber (2006 September 6) “101 101: How did Intro Classes Get Their Trademark Number?”, in Slate‎, New York, N.Y.: The Slate Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-12-28.

### Anagrams

* 110%, 110

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /jyz ˈbiɾ/
* Hyphenation: yüz‧bir

### Noun

101 (definite accusative 101'i, plural 101'ler)
* (colloquial) Abbreviation of A101, a retail company
* Abbreviation of okey 101, a variant of okey
** 2021 October 30, Twitter.com‎, archived from the original on January 5, 2023:Ders çalışıyorum arkadaşlarım 101’e çağırıyor hadi gel de gitmeHere I am studying and my friends are inviting me over for a game of 101 how am I supposed to resist that?