[GHC] #15008: Type synonyms with hidden, determined type variables

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#15008: Type synonyms with hidden, determined type variables
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        Reporter:  nomeata           |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  Research
                                     |  needed
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.5
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Comment (by nomeata):

 Ah, nice!

 This answers the question “is it feasible and implementable?”.

 It still leaves the question “do we want to provide the convenience of a
 type synonym to our users” so that they don't have to encode it manually
 using such a class and an instance.

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