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 \pnum
 \indextext{class!variant member of}%
-A \defnadj{union-like}{class} is a union or a class that has an anonymous union as a direct
+A \defnadj{union-like}{class} is a class that has an anonymous union as a direct
 member. A union-like class \tcode{X} has a set of \defnx{variant members}{variant member}.
 If \tcode{X} is a union, a non-static data member of \tcode{X} that is not an anonymous
 union is a variant member of \tcode{X}. In addition, a non-static data member of an