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bona fide definition

bona fide (bō′nə fīd′, bän′ə-; bō′nə fī′dē)

  1. in good faith; made or done without fraud or deceit a bona fide offer to negotiate
  2. genuine; real a bona fide Chippendale chair

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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