bona fide

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  1. adjective Made or carried out in good faith; sincere: a bona fide offer.
  2. adjective Authentic; genuine: a bona fide Rembrandt. See Synonyms at authentic.

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  1. Latin bonā fidē : bonā, feminine ablative of bonus, good + fidē, ablative of fidēs, faith.

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  1. Latin, ablative of bona fides, good faith: see bona fides.
 

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/ˈboʊnə faɪdi/
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