Meaning Relationships in the Definitions of the Big Indonesian Dictionary

The dictionary is an important reference source for finding the meaning of a word. presents not only denotative meanings but also displays contextual meanings. This study aims to describe macrostructure lemma in dictionary, definition lemma, and relation meaning. method used this qualitative with subject Big Indonesian Dictionary. object research dictionary. data selected recorded card then identified based on between entries. uses two approaches, namely lexicographic approach semantic approach. was analyze model. determine analysis characteristics relations synonyms, polysemy, antonyms, opinions, meronyms, homonyms. results found that arrangement word combinations sub-lemmas ordered alphabetically, while rephrasing affixation sub-elements by morphological process. synonymous phrases, negation phrases adverbs, differential genus, genus + synonyms Differential Genus, context definitions. appear are homonyms, meronyms. appears relationship entries homonym.