guillemet

guil·le·met

G g

Transcription

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

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

Definitions of guillemet word

noun guillemet one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations. 1
noun guillemet Either of the punctuation marks « or », used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as “ and ”. 1

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Parts of speech for Guillemet

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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guillemet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

guillemet usage trend in Literature

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