"Guillemet" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

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"Guillemet" Meaning

A guillemet ( French: chevron) is a punctuation mark « » or ‹ › used to indicate quotation marks in some languages, particularly in French, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic. It is also used as a delimiter in HTML and XML to specify the start and end of a quote or citation.

"Guillemet" Examples

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A guillemet is a quotation mark used in French and some other languages. Here are 5 examples of its usage:

Example 1: Quoting a sentence in French

<`Ce n'est pas vrai`>
Ce n'est pas vrai

Example 2: Using the guillemet in a French text

La directrice déclara: <`Les nominations seront annoncées demain`>.

Example 3: Distinguishing between quotation marks in a translation

The original text reads: "Je suis heureux"}. In English, we would use inverted commas, but in French, guillemets are used.

Example 4: Citing a quote in academic writing

The famous French author, Victor Hugo, once said: <`Les misères de l'enfance`>.

Example 5: Using guillemets in a recipe book

Pour préparer le plat, piles 500g de pommes de terre <`gratinées`>.

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Guilelessness is a noun that refers to the quality of being innocent, naive, and free from deceit or cunning. It describes someone who is straightforward, honest, and lacking in guile, which is cleverness or cunning.

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Guillain is a proper noun and refers to a neurological disorder that is also known as Landry-Guillain-Barré syndrome. It is a rare condition in which the immune system attacks the nerves, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis, and numbness. The disorder was first described by French neurologists Georges Guillain, Jean-Alexandre Barré, and André-Stéphane Landry in the early 20th century.

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