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one hundred and one

Syllables: one hund·red and oneUK/ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/

one hundred and one determiner: a great many; numerous.

Determiner

one hundred and one

  1. (idiomatic) A great many; numerous.
    • 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

Synonyms of one hundred and one

Forms of one hundred and one

alternative form101
alternative forma hundred and one

Origin of one hundred and one

From one + hundred + and + one.

Words that rhyme with one hundred and one

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Questions about one hundred and one

What does one hundred and one mean?
One hundred and one means a great many; numerous.
What part of speech is one hundred and one?
One hundred and one is a determiner.
How do you pronounce one hundred and one?
One hundred and one is pronounced /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/ (UK).

Words near one hundred and one in the dictionary

  1. one heart, one soul
  2. one hell of a drug
  3. one hit wonder
  4. one hit wonders
  5. one hundred
  6. one hundred and one
  7. one hundred million
  8. one hundred per cent
  9. one hundred percent
  10. one hundred percent American
  11. one hundred percent Americans

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