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follies
PLURAL:

1. "follies," a theatrical revue.

2. Theatre. an elaborately costumed revue.

Origin:

1175–1225; Middle English folie<Old French, derivative of fol, fou foolish, mad. See fool1. Dictionary 2: C13: from Old French folie madness, from fou mad; see fool 1. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of folly: 13th century. History and Etymology for folly: Middle English folie, from Anglo-French, from fol fool. —Merriam-Webster.

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