denotasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch denotatie, from French dénotation, from Latin denotatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [denoˈtasi]
• Hyphenation: dé‧no‧ta‧si

Noun

dénotasi (first-person possessive denotasiku, second-person possessive denotasimu, third-person possessive denotasinya)

1. (logic, linguistics, semiotics) denotation: The primary, surface, literal, or explicit meaning of a signifier such as a word, phrase, or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated.

   Antonym: konotasi

Related terms

• denotatif

 

Further reading

• “denotasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.