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authorJonathan L <Xmasreturns@users.noreply.github.com>2016-07-01 13:16:27 -0700
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 [traits]: traits.html
 
+### Combinators
+
+Combinators are higher-order functions that apply only functions and
+earlier defined combinators to provide a result from its arguments. 
+They can be used to manage control flow in a modular fashion.
+
 ### DST (Dynamically Sized Type)
 
 A type without a statically known size or alignment. ([more info][link])