101 en · DET · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd(n̩)ˈwʌn/ (General-American)
- /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ə ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ (General-American)
Etymology
A variant of one hundred and one.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) Alternative form of one hundred and one (“a great many; numerous”).
alt of one hundred and one
[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: