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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
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@@ -1215,7 +1215,8 @@ available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
.. function:: super(type[, object-or-type])
- Return the superclass of *type*. If the second argument is omitted the super
+ Return a "super" object that acts like the superclass of *type*.
+ If the second argument is omitted the super
object returned is unbound. If the second argument is an object,
``isinstance(obj, type)`` must be true. If the second argument is a type,
``issubclass(type2, type)`` must be true. :func:`super` only works for