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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Overview
 ^^^^^^^^
 OmegaConf is a YAML based hierarchical configuration system, with support for merging configurations from multiple sources (files, CLI argument, environment variables)
 providing a consistent API regardless of how the configuration was created.
-OmegaConf also offers runtime take safety via Structured Configs.
+OmegaConf also offers runtime type safety via Structured Configs.
 
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