User:Bawolff/sandbox/wiktSample
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English edit
Etymology edit
From French guillemet ({{{tr}}}), “‘{{{3}}}’”), diminutive form of the name Guillaume ({{{tr}}}), “‘William’”), named after the French typecutter Guillaume le Bé (1525–1598).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Template:Qualifier IPA: /gijmɛ/[2]
- (Note: no established anglophone pronunciation exists.)
Noun edit
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guillemet (plural [[]]
- 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 edit
- angle quote
- chevron (Typography)
- double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)
Translations edit
References edit
- ↑ Microsoft Character design standards — Latin 1: Punctuation Design Standards (§: Pointing quotation marks – Guillemets)
- ↑ Trésor de la Langue Française, © 2007 — Centre National de Ressources Textuelles at Lexicales (§: Prononc. et Orth.)