noun
guillemet
Guillemet (noun) means the punctuation mark « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in some languages in place of ordinary quotation marks.
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The punctuation mark « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in some languages in place of ordinary quotation marks.
"Guillemets, however, proved popular and remain the key method of indicating quotations in French, Arabic, Italian, Greek and many other languages."
— Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags (2021)
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Etymology
Comes from French guillemet, a diminutive of the name Guillaume (“William”). It is named after the French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598), who is said to have invented the marks.
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"guillemet" (noun) means the punctuation mark « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in some languages in place of ordinary quotation marks.
