noun
- double angle quotation marks (« ») used in French and some other languages
Usage: typography; plural form
Examples
- French texts use guillemets instead of regular quotation marks.
- The publisher asked us to replace all guillemets with standard quotes for the English edition.
- In typography class, we learned about guillemets and their proper spacing.
- The French phrase was enclosed in guillemets: « Bonjour ».
- European keyboards often have keys for typing guillemets directly.