What is the meaning of bona fide?

adjective

  • Undertaken in good faith.
    • usage: "a bona fide offer"
  • Not counterfeit or copied.
    • usage: "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"
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