Type declarations come in two forms: alias declarations and type definitions.
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TypeDecl = "type" ( TypeSpec | "(" { TypeSpec ";" } ")" ) .
TypeSpec = AliasDecl | TypeDef .
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<h4 id="Alias_declarations">Alias declarations</h4>

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An alias declaration binds an identifier to the given type
[<a href="#Go_1.9">Go 1.9</a>].
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