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 #### SlevomatCodingStandard.Classes.ModernClassNameReference 🔧
 
 Reports use of `__CLASS__`, `get_parent_class()`, `get_called_class()`, `get_class()` and `get_class($this)`.
-Class names should be referenced via `::class` contant when possible. 
+Class names should be referenced via `::class` constant when possible. 
 
 #### SlevomatCodingStandard.Classes.SuperfluousAbstractClassNaming