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BONAFIDE

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bo⋅na fide

  [boh-nuh fahyd, bon-uh; boh-nuh fahy-dee]
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–adjective
1. made, done, presented, etc., in good faith; without deception or fraud: a bona fide statement of intent to sell.
2. authentic; true: a bona fide sample of Lincoln's handwriting.
Also, bona-fide.

Origin:
1935–45; < L bonā fidē

Synonyms:
1. honest, sincere; lawful, legal. 2. genuine.

Antonyms:
spurious, deceitful, false.
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Cultural Dictionary

bona fide [(boh-nuh feyed, boh-nuh feye-dee, bon-uh feyed)]

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

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

bona fide 
1542, from L., lit. "in good faith," abl. of bona fides "good faith" (see faith).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: bo·na fide
Pronunciation: 'bO-n&-"fId, 'bä-n&-; "bO-n&-'fI-dE, -'fI-d&
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, in good faith
1 a : characterized by good faith and lack of fraud or deceit bona fide offer> b : valid under or in compliance with the law bona fide employee benefit plan>
2 : made with or characterized by sincerity bona fide belief>
3 : being real or genuine <bona fide residents>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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