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 #### Custom object
 
-Option 1 : defined `serialize()` and `deserialize()` functions in the same namespace as your custom struct. This will get picked up by ADL.
+Option 1 : define `serialize()` and `deserialize()` functions in the same namespace as your custom struct. This will get picked up by ADL.
 
 ```
 namespace mynamespace