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U+2039, ‹
SINGLE LEFT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK

[U+2038]
General Punctuation
[U+203A]

U+203A, ›
SINGLE RIGHT-POINTING ANGLE QUOTATION MARK

[U+2039]
General Punctuation
[U+203B]
See also: 〈 〉 and ⟨ ⟩

Translingual

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Etymology

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Originally › ‹, from > <.

Punctuation mark

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  1. Guillemets. Enclose a quotation in some languages.
  2. (textual criticism, palaeography) Denotes conjectured or emendated characters because the text was transmitted wrongly or just broken away.
    Synonym: [ ]

Derived terms

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See also

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French

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Punctuation mark

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  1. encloses an embedded (inner) quotation

Usage notes

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‹ › enclose an embedded (inner) quotation, within « » for the outer quotation. This is the norm in Switzerland, but in France “ ” are often used for the embedded quotation.