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)
- (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: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.