Dictionary

one hundred and one en · DET

Pronunciation

• /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From one + hundred + and + one.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) 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. 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:
   • As a result, we talked – about a hundred and one things. 1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page v. 46:
   • The company has one hundred and one reasons for keeping Negroes out. The union, too, has one hundred and one reasons. 1979, Charles Denby, Joel Denby, Indignant Heart: A Black Worker’s Journal, →ISBN, page 141:

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Synonyms

one thousand and one