guillemet

Meaning

Noun

• Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as " (and formerly also “ and ”).

Related

Similar words

• angle quote
• chevron (Typography)
• duckfoot quote
• double angle quotation mark (Unicode name)

Origin

• From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume, who supposedly invented the marks.