> The study of [[Meaning|meaning]]: what a term picks out and how a [[Definition|definition]] fixes it.
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Semantics asks what an expression means and how that meaning is pinned down and combined, as opposed to the marks that carry it or the form they take.[^1]
[^1]: Semantics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics. Accessed 2026-06-17.