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guillemet

[ gil-uh-met; French geeuh-mey ]

noun

  1. one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.


guillemet

/ ˈɡɪlɪˌmɛt /

noun

  1. printing another name for duckfoot quote
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of guillemet1

< French, diminutive of Guillaume William, probably name of inventor
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Example Sentences

County Superior Court Judge Kimberley Baker Guillemet to force the arraignment to go forward Friday, citing the presence of several family members in court and the continued frustration of relatives in China who are desperate for updates in the case.

Casey Higgins asked Guillemet to set a few conditions on his release Thursday.

It is believed the flaw also affects another model - the Nano Blue - and a fix for that will not be available "for several weeks", the firm's chief security officer, Charles Guillemet told Quartz magazine.

From BBC

“Any box that inquires into criminal history has a strong chilling effect on applications in general,” said Kimberley Guillemet, ‎manager of The Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Reentry.

The universities came out of that session, Guillemet said, with “a lot of enthusiasm.”

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