Guillemet


[gil-uh-met; French geeuh-mey] /ˈgɪl əˌmɛt; French giəˈmeɪ/

noun
1.
one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
/ˈɡɪlɪˌmɛt/
noun
1.
(printing) another name for duckfoot quote

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