Error code loading thermocouple Max31855

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Adafruit_MAX31855 thermocouple(thermoCLK, thermoCS, thermoDO);

This line is highlighted and it gives us the error message:

serialthermocouple.pde:-1: error: 'Adafruit_MAX31855' does not name a type

comes up when trying to copy the code for Max31855 thermocouple to Arduino Uno from the github.com website.

any suggestions or help?

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Have you downloaded, and correctly installed, the library?

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We think so - we uploaded it to the library and pulled it up through File/Examples and when we try to verify/compile it we get a plethora of error messages.