guillemet
Plural: guillemets
Noun
- Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”.
Origin / Etymology
From French guillemet, diminutive form of the name Guillaume (“William”), named after French typecutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–1598) who supposedly invented the marks.
Synonyms
angle quote, chevron, double angle quotation mark, duckfoot quote
Scrabble Score: 12
guillemet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordguillemet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
guillemet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
guillemet: valid Words With Friends Word