guillemet

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  1. noun Either of a pair of punctuation marks («) or (») used in some languages, such as French and Russian, to mark the beginning and end of a quotation.

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  1. French, diminutive of Guillaume, William (the name of its supposed inventor).

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  1. French, from the name of the inventor.
 

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/F.prɑmgiljəˈmeɪ/
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