Guillemet Definition
gĭlə-mĕt, gē-ə-mĕ
noun
Either of a pair of punctuation marks («) or (») used in some languages, such as French and Russian, to mark the beginning and end of a quotation.
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Other Word Forms of Guillemet
Noun
Singular:
guillemet
Plural:
guillemetsOrigin of Guillemet
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From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William"), after the French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525-1598) who supposedly invented the marks.
From Wiktionary
French diminutive of Guillaume William (the name of its supposed inventor)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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