noun
- a type of quotation mark used in French and other languages, appearing as double angle brackets (« »)
Usage: typography; French
Examples
- The French text used guillemets instead of regular quotation marks.
- In typography, guillemets are placed with spaces inside the marks.
- The publisher decided to use guillemets for all foreign language quotes.
- She learned to type guillemets using the special keyboard combination.
- The document mixed English quotation marks with French guillemets.
- Guillemets point outward from the quoted text in French typography.