guillemet
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guillemet
- /ˌɡiˈmeɪ/
- /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪ/
- /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛt/
Where it comes from
From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks.
noun guillemets
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Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.
Guillemets, however, proved popular and remain the key method of indicating quotations in French, Arabic, Italian, Greek and many other languages.
Similar: angle quote, chevron, duckfoot quote, double angle quotation mark
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noun either of the punctuation marks « or »
| Español | comillas latinas, comillas españolas, comillas angulares, comillas bajas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ギュメ gyume, 《 and 》, 〈 and 〉 |
| 中文 | 書名號 /书名号 shūmínghào, 《 and 》, 〈 and 〉, 尖角引號 /尖角引号 jiānjiǎo yǐnhào |
| Português | aspas angulares |
| Français | guillemet |
| Deutsch | Guillemet, Möwchen |
| Italiano | citazioni d'angolo, virgolette, virgolettato, segno diacritico |
| Ελληνικά | εισαγωγικά eisagogiká |
| Română | ghilimele, semnul citării |
| Русский | ёлочка jóločka |
| العربية | عَلَامَات تَنْصِيص ʕalāmāt tanṣīṣ, عَلَامَات اِقْتِبَاس ʕalāmāt iqtibās |
Talk about this word "guillemet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/guillemet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. guillemet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/guillemet "guillemet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/guillemet.Cite this
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title = {guillemet},
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