guillemet

== English == === Etymology === From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡiˈmeɪ/, /ˌɡi.(j)əˈmeɪ/, /ˈɡɪl.əˌmɛt/ === Noun === guillemet (plural guillemets) 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 ”. ==== Synonyms ==== angle quote chevron (typography) duckfoot quote double angle quotation mark (Unicode name) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === guillemet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598), 1677. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡij.mɛ/ Rhymes: -ɛ Homophone: guillemets === Noun === guillemet m (plural guillemets) quotation mark guillemet ==== Usage notes ==== In French typography a space is put after the opening guillemet and before the closing one. This rule is followed in France and most of the time in Canadian usage but not necessarily elsewhere and not necessarily on the internet, even on French websites; in Switzerland no space is required in punctuation. ==== Derived terms ==== entre guillemets ==== Descendants ==== → Persian: گیومه (giyume) === Further reading === “guillemet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012