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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index 381f3e4931..229cfb5cfa 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
# sql fragment, such as "rank = 5".
# * <tt>:order</tt> - specify the order from which the associated object will be picked at the top. Specified as
# an "ORDER BY" sql fragment, such as "last_name, first_name DESC"
- # * <tt>:dependent</tt> - if set to true the associated object is destroyed alongside this object
+ # * <tt>:dependent</tt> - if set to true, the associated object is destroyed when this object is. It's also destroyed if another
+ # association is assigned.
# * <tt>:foreign_key</tt> - specify the foreign key used for the association. By default this is guessed to be the name
# of this class in lower-case and "_id" suffixed. So a +Person+ class that makes a has_one association will use "person_id"
# as the default foreign_key.