Meaning of guillemet | Babel Free
/ˌɡiˈmeɪ/Definitions
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 ”.
Equivalents
Ελληνικά
εισαγωγικά
Suomi
kulmalainausmerkki
Français
guillemet
Português
aspas angulares
Русский
ёлочка
Examples
“Guillemets, however, proved popular and remain the key method of indicating quotations in French, Arabic, Italian, Greek and many other languages.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.