diff --git a/source/basic.tex b/source/basic.tex
index a813f68d9c..478ef29fbe 100644
--- a/source/basic.tex
+++ b/source/basic.tex
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@
   the object introduced by a call to \tcode{std::meta::reflect_constant_array}
   or \tcode{std::meta::reflect_constant_string}\iref{meta.define.static}, or
 \item
-  a subobject thereof.
+  a subobject of a potentially non-unique object.
 \end{itemize}
 
 \pnum