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Learn to pronounce fol·ly

/ˈfälē/
noun
  1. lack of good sense; foolishness.
    "an act of sheer folly"
  2. a costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park.
  3. a theatrical revue with glamorous female performers.
    "the Ziegfeld Follies"

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