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follicle-stimulating hormone
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follis
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follow-the-leader
follow-through
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follower
following
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foment
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
folly/ˈfɒli/
▶noun (pl. follies)
- 1 foolishness.
- 2 an ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin in a large garden or park.
- 3 (Follies) a theatrical revue with glamorous female performers.
– origin ME: from OFr. folie ‘madness’, from fol ‘fool’.
'folly' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "folly" in the title:
act of folly
bear the folly in the eyes?
folly
It might all seem mere nouveau riche folly were it not for
swayed by prudential consideration of the folly of offending a good tenant.
bear the folly in the eyes?
folly
It might all seem mere nouveau riche folly were it not for
swayed by prudential consideration of the folly of offending a good tenant.
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