diff --git a/src/doc/book/associated-types.md b/src/doc/book/associated-types.md
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@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ declarations.
 ## Trait objects with associated types
 
 There’s one more bit of syntax we should talk about: trait objects. If you
-try to create a trait object from an associated type, like this:
+try to create a trait object from a trait with an associated type, like this:
 
 ```rust,ignore
 # trait Graph {