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bona fide

or bona-fide

[ boh-nuh fahyd, bon-uh; boh-nuh fahy-dee ]

adjective

  1. made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud:

    a bona fide statement of intent to sell.

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  2. a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting.

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bona fide

adjective

  1. real or genuine

    a bona fide manuscript

  2. undertaken in good faith

    a bona fide agreement

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noun

  1. informal.
    a public house licensed to remain open after normal hours to serve bona fide travellers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bona fide

  1. Genuine: “The offer was a bona fide business opportunity: they really meant to carry it through.” From Latin , meaning “in good faith.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bona fide1

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin bonā fidē “in good faith, with good faith,” ablative singular of (nominative singular) bona fidēs; bona fides ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bona fide1

C16: from Latin
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They hope to expand the event from one play to an annual festival with multiple productions in the coming years, to make Ojai a bona fide theatrical destination.

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Rex Frazier, president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California, which represents major property and casualty insurers, said the lawsuit represents a “bona fide dispute” over Fair Plan policy language regarding smoke damage.

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In the process, Sanders became something rare in O.C. politics: a bona fide hero.

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A special master appointed by the court to do fact-finding in the case said last year that a “bona fide mental health staffing emergency” persisted and in some prisons had gotten worse.

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During his tenure, the charismatic conductor became a bona fide celebrity in the city and elevated the orchestra to wide recognition as the most important in the country.

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