diff -r 16dfefe67c1f Doc/library/functions.rst
--- a/Doc/library/functions.rst	Sun Nov 02 19:08:35 2014 +0200
+++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst	Sun Nov 02 13:04:28 2014 -0500
@@ -366,11 +366,13 @@
 
 .. function:: enumerate(sequence, start=0)
 
-   Return an enumerate object. *sequence* must be a sequence, an
-   :term:`iterator`, or some other object which supports iteration.  The
-   :meth:`!next` method of the iterator returned by :func:`enumerate` returns a
-   tuple containing a count (from *start* which defaults to 0) and the
-   values obtained from iterating over *sequence*::
+
+   Return an enumerate object which when :term`iterated <iterable>` yields a
+   two element :ref:`typesseq-tuple <tuple>` for each element in *sequence*,
+   each tuple consisting of the sequence number of the element (beginning with
+   *start*, which defaults to ``0``) paired with the element itself.
+   *sequence* must be a sequence, an iterator, or some other object which
+   supports iteration.
 
       >>> seasons = ['Spring', 'Summer', 'Fall', 'Winter']
       >>> list(enumerate(seasons))
diff -r 16dfefe67c1f Objects/enumobject.c
--- a/Objects/enumobject.c	Sun Nov 02 19:08:35 2014 +0200
+++ b/Objects/enumobject.c	Sun Nov 02 13:04:28 2014 -0500
@@ -159,12 +159,14 @@
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(enum_doc,
-"enumerate(iterable[, start]) -> iterator for index, value of iterable\n"
+"enumerate(sequence[, start]) -> iterator for index, value of iterable\n"
 "\n"
-"Return an enumerate object.  iterable must be another object that supports\n"
-"iteration.  The enumerate object yields pairs containing a count (from\n"
-"start, which defaults to zero) and a value yielded by the iterable argument.\n"
-"enumerate is useful for obtaining an indexed list:\n"
+"Return an enumerate object which when iterated yields a two element tuple\n"
+"for each element in sequence, each tuple consisting of the sequence\n"
+"number of the element (beginning with start, which defaults to zero)\n"
+"paired with the element itself.  sequence must be a sequence, an\n"
+"iterator, or some other object which supports iteration.  enumerate is\n"
+"useful for obtaining an indexed list:\n"
 "    (0, seq[0]), (1, seq[1]), (2, seq[2]), ...");
 
 PyTypeObject PyEnum_Type = {