diff --git a/docs/topics/lambdas.md b/docs/topics/lambdas.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[//]: # (title: High-order functions and lambdas)
+[//]: # (title: Higher-order functions and lambdas)
 
 Kotlin functions are [first-class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-class_function), which means they can
 be stored in variables and data structures, and can be passed as arguments to and returned from other
diff --git a/docs/topics/whatsnew13.md b/docs/topics/whatsnew13.md
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+++ b/docs/topics/whatsnew13.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ fun foo(s: String?) {
 }
 ```
 
-* Improving the variable initialization analysis in the presence of high-order functions:
+* Improving the variable initialization analysis in the presence of higher-order functions:
 
 ```kotlin
 fun synchronize(lock: Any?, block: () -> Unit) {