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guillemets

/ˌɡiˈmeɪz/

guillemets is the plural of guillemet.

Meaning of guillemet

Noun

guillemet (plural guillemets)

  1. 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.2021, Claire Cock-Starkey, Hyphens & Hashtags, Bodleian Library, page 49

Questions about guillemets

What is guillemets the plural of?
Guillemets is the plural of guillemet.
How do you pronounce guillemets?
Guillemets is pronounced /ˌɡiˈmeɪz/.

Words near guillemets in the dictionary

  1. Guillard
  2. Guillaume
  3. Guillelmite
  4. Guillelmites
  5. guillemet
  6. guillemets
  7. Guillemin
  8. guilleminite
  9. Guillemins
  10. guillemot
  11. guillemots

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