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Meaning of guillemet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
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

Deutsch Guillemet Möwchen
Ελληνικά εισαγωγικά
Español comillas angulares comillas bajas comillas españolas comillas latinas
فارسی گیومه
Suomi kulmalainausmerkki
Français guillemet
Magyar lúdláb
Հայերեն չակերտ
Italiano citazioni d'angolo segno diacritico virgolettato virgolette
日本語 〈 and 〉 《 and 》 ギュメ
Português aspas angulares
Română ghilimele
Русский ёлочка
Svenska gåsögon

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.
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See also

Guillemin guilleminite Guillemot Guillen Guillerval Guillet

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