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 # DefinitelyTyped [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped)
 
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 > The repository for *high quality* TypeScript type definitions.
 
 For more information see the [definitelytyped.org](http://definitelytyped.org) website.