Folly
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# thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence | # thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence | ||
#:''This is a war of '''folly'''.'' | #:''This is a war of '''folly'''.'' | ||
- | # a fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons. | + | # a fanciful building built for purely [[ornament]]al reasons. |
#:See [[folly (architecture)]]{{GFDL}} | #:See [[folly (architecture)]]{{GFDL}} |
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- foolishness
- The purchase of Alaska from Russia was termed Seward's folly.
- thoughtless action resulting in tragic consequence
- This is a war of folly.
- a fanciful building built for purely ornamental reasons.
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