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@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Advanced Search
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 If the query has a colon in it it will be considered a fielded search and the
-query sintax of Solr be used to search. This will allow us to use wilcards
+query syntax of Solr will be used to search. This will allow us to use wildcards
 "*", proximity matching "~" and general features described in Solr docs.
 The basic syntax is ``field:term``.