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Genuine or made in good faith.

adjective

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bona fide

The curator asked for proof that the offer was bona fide.
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For an invented photography exhibition, the student curator wanted an authentic contact sheet made by the photographer, not a modern reproduction passed off as original. A bona fide lender supplied it with records connecting the sheet to her family's collection.
From The Exhibition and Its Labels.
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