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Definition of Guillemet
1. n. A quotation mark.
Definition of Guillemet
1. Noun. 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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Definition of Guillemet
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Guillemet
Literary usage of Guillemet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"guillemet, JEAN BAPTISTE ANTOINE, bom at Chantilly (Oise); contemporary. Studio in
Paris. Landscape painter, pupil of Corot and of Oudinot. ..."
2. Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two by Clara Erskine Clement Waters, Laurence Hutton (1879)
"guillemet, Jean-Baptiste-Antoine. (Fr.) Born at Chantilly. Medals in 1874 and '76.
Landscape-painter. His " Bercy in December" (1874) is in the Luxembourg. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy by Auguste Brachet (1882)
"guillemet is the name of the loth-cent, printer (Guillaume! or guillemet), who
first introduced this symbol. GUILLERET, adj. brisk, lively. Origin unknown. ..."
4. Paris and Environs: With Routes from London to Paris : Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1904)
"... Captain Marchand; landscapes by Petit-Jean, guillemet i and p. ... Aesthetic
soirée; landscapes by guillemet, Allegro, Will, etc. ..."
5. A History of French Painting from Its Earliest to Its Latest Practice by Clara Cornelia Harrison Stranahan (1888)
"guillemet is a pupil of Corot and Oudinot Though his first appearance was in 1872
his picture of 1874, Bercy in December, ..."
6. French Pronunciation: Principles and Practice and a Summary of Usage in by James Geddes (1913)
"3° Quotation marks, le guillemet ouvrant, le guillemet fermant, are less common
than in English, a. In giving the text of a letter they are used precisely ..."
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