guillemet
[ gil-uh-met; French geeuh-mey ]
/ ˈgɪl əˌmɛt; French giəˈmeɪ /
noun
one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
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Origin of guillemet
<French, diminutive of Guillaume William, probably name of inventor
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In the center of the wall was a large canvas by Guillemet, a bit of the Normandy coast under a lowering sky.
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