diff --git a/lisp/minibuffer.el b/lisp/minibuffer.el
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--- a/lisp/minibuffer.el
+++ b/lisp/minibuffer.el
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ Moves point to the end of the new text."
   "Number of completion candidates below which cycling is used.
 Depending on this setting `completion-in-region' may use cycling,
 whereby invoking a completion command several times in a row
-completes to each of the candidates in turn, in cyclic manner.
+completes to each of the candidates in turn, in a cyclic manner.
 If nil, cycling is never used.
 If t, cycling is always used.
 If an integer, cycling is used so long as there are not more