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Etymology

From French guillemet ({{{tr}}}), “‘{{{3}}}’”), diminutive form of the name Guillaume ({{{tr}}}), “‘William’”), named after the French typecutter Guillaume le Bé (1525–1598).

Pronunciation

• Template:Qualifier IPA: /gijmɛ/

  (Note: no established anglophone pronunciation exists.)

Noun

Singular guillemet

Plural [[]]

guillemet (plural [[]]

1. Either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech as the equivalent of the English quotation marks, ““” and “””.

Synonyms

• angle quote
• chevron (Typography)
• double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)

Translations

A guillemet

French: guillemet fr(fr) Irish: Liamóg ga(ga)

Spanish: comillas es(es)