Guillemet

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Guillemets
U+00AB « LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK («)
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Guillemets (/ˈɡɪləmɛt/,[1][2] also UK: /ˈɡm/,[3] US: /ˌɡ(j)əˈm, ˌɡɪləˈmɛt/,[4] French: [ɡijəmɛ]) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, « and », used as quotation marks in a number of languages. In some of these languages, "single" guillemets, and , are used for a quotation inside another quotation. Guillemets are not conventionally used in the English language.

  1. ^ "guillemet". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Guillemet". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  3. ^ "guillemet". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03.
  4. ^ "guillemet". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

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