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bona fide

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Genuine or made in good faith.

The curator asked for proof that the offer was bona fide.

Dictionary practice example.

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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