Bona

//ˈbəʊnə// adj, adv, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Good. Polari

    "SANDY: Oh, get him! The vanity of the man. Well, p'raps not Nelson then. How about reproductions of great masterpieces? JULIAN: A bona idea. Now, let me see..."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Well. Polari

    "Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The former name of Annaba, Algeria.

Synonyms

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acceptableannababadgoodguccipositive

Example

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"Though some have been claiming ownership of extraterrestrial land, to include the Moon, are these claims bona fide?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”). Doublet of bonus.

Related phrases

bona nochybona omibona varderingbona fide

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