Guillemet
Sideways double chevron (« and ») used as a quotation mark in some languages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with guillemot, several species of seabird.
Guillemets (/ˈɡɪləmɛt/,[1][2] also UK: /ˈɡiːmeɪ/,[3] US: /ˌɡiː(j)əˈmeɪ, ˌɡɪləˈmɛt/,[4] French: [ɡijəmɛ]) are a pair of punctuation marks in the form of sideways double chevrons, « and », used as quotation marks in a number of languages. In some of these languages, "single" guillemets, ‹ and ›, are used for a quotation inside another quotation. Guillemets are not conventionally used in the English language.
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