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Punctuation [Arabic]

Head templates: {{head|ar|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »}} « »
  1. Encloses a quotation. Categories (topical): Arabic matched pairs, Arabic punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-ar-punct-iIWoVkYp Categories (other): Arabic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Punctuation [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs}} « »
  1. Encloses a quotation. Categories (topical): French matched pairs, French punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-fr-punct-iIWoVkYp Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Punctuation [Greek]

Head templates: {{head|el|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »}} « »
  1. Encloses a quotation. Categories (topical): Greek matched pairs, Greek punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-el-punct-iIWoVkYp Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Punctuation [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »}} « »
  1. (Portugal) Encloses a quotation. Tags: Portugal Categories (topical): Portuguese matched pairs, Portuguese punctuation marks

Punctuation [Russian]

Head templates: {{head|ru|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »}} « »
  1. Encloses a quotation. Categories (topical): Russian matched pairs, Russian punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-ru-punct-iIWoVkYp Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »}} « »
  1. Encloses a quotation. Categories (topical): Spanish matched pairs, Spanish punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-es-punct-iIWoVkYp Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Punctuation [Translingual]

Forms: guillemets [English, name]
Etymology: A doubling of ‹ ›. Head templates: {{head|mul|punctuation mark|||English name|guillemets|or||or||or||cat2=matched pairs|f1lang=en|f1nolink=|f2lang=en|f2nolink=|f3lang=en|f3nolink=|f4lang=en|f4nolink=|head=« »|head2=|sc=|sort=}} « » (English name guillemets), {{mul-punctuation mark|cat2=matched pairs|head=« »|name=guillemets}} « » (English name guillemets)
  1. Enclose a quotation in some languages. Categories (topical): Translingual matched pairs, Translingual punctuation marks
    Sense id: en-«_»-mul-punct-TcmxPsX~ Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header Related terms: · ‘ ’ · „ ” · ‚ ’ [Afrikaans], « » · · [Arabic], « » · ‹ › · · · ‘ ’ · ' ' [Azerbaijani], « » · ‹ › · · ‘ ’ [Basque], « » · [Belarusian], „ “ · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · « » · ’ ’ · ‘ ’ · — [Bulgarian], « » · · ‘ ’ [Catalan], [Catalan], · ‘ ’ · 「 」 · 『 』 [Chinese], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Czech], ‘ ’ · · ‚ ’ · „ ” [Dutch], English U.K.: ' ' · · ‘ ’ ·, English U.S.: · ' ' · · ‘ ’, „ “ · « » [Estonian], « » · ‹ › · · — [French], German: „ “ · ‚ ‘, » « · › ‹, regional: « » · ‹ ›, « » · · ‟ ” · — [Greek], · ‘ ’ [Interlingua], · ‘ ’ [Irish], 「 」 · 『 』 · 〝 〟 · 〝 〞 [Japanese], « » · „ “ [Latvian], « » · „ “ [Lithuanian], „ “ · ‚ ‘ [Lower-Sorbian], „ “ · ’ ‘ · ‘ ’ [Macedonian], „ ” · « » · » « · — [Polish], „ ” · « » · — [Romanian], « » · „ · — (english: · „) [Russian], „ ” · ” ” · ‘ ’ · ’ ’ · „ “ · » « [Serbo-Croatian], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Slovak], „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ [Slovene], « » · · ‘ ’ · — [Spanish], · ‘ ’ [Thai] Related terms (Albanian): „ “ · ‘ ’ Related terms (Angle brackets): 《 》 · 〈 〉 Related terms (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic): « » · Related terms (Corner brackets): 「 」 · 『 』, 「 · 」 · 『 · 』 Related terms (Curved double quotation marks): · ” ” · „ ” · „ (english: · ‟), · „ · ‟ (english: ·) Related terms (Curved single quotation marks): ‘ ’ · ’ ’ · ‚ ’ · ‚ ‘ · ’ ‘ · ‛ ’ Related terms (Curved single quotation marks and apostrophes): ‘ · ’ · ‚ · ‛ Related terms (Danish): » « · „ ” · ’ ’ (english: · › ‹ · ‚ ’ ·) Related terms (Filipino): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Finnish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » Related terms (Georgian): „ “ · ‚ ‘ · » « · › ‹ Related terms (Guillemets): «, », · Related terms (Hungarian): „ ” · » « · — Related terms (Icelandic): „ “ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Indonesian): · ‘ ’ Related terms (Italian): « » · ‹ › · · ‘ ’ Related terms (Korean): · ‘ ’ · 『 』 · 「 」 Related terms (Norwegian): « » · „ “ · ‘ ’ · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Portuguese): · ‘ ’ · « » · — Related terms (Prime quotation marks): 〝 〟 · 〝 〞, 〝 · 〞 · 〟 Related terms (Quotation dashes): — · ― · – (english: em dash; horizontal bar; en dash) Related terms (Single guillemets): , , · Related terms (Straight double quotation mark): " Related terms (Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe): ' Related terms (Straight single quotation marks): ' ' Related terms (Swedish): ” ” · ’ ’ · » » · » « · — Related terms (Turkish): · ‘ ’ · « » · › ‹ · — Related terms (Ukrainian): « » · „ ” · ‚ ‘ Related terms (Vietnamese): · — Related terms (Welsh): ‘ ’ ·
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Filipino",
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      "word": "” ” · ’ ’ · » »"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "word": "German: „ “ · ‚ ‘"
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    {
      "word": "» « · › ‹"
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      "word": "regional: « » · ‹ ›"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Indonesian",
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      "word": "„ ” · « » · » « · —"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "” ” · ’ ’ · » » · » « · —"
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        "Thai"
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      "word": "· ‘ ’ · « » · › ‹ · —"
    },
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      "sense": "Ukrainian",
      "word": "« » · „ ” · ‚ ‘"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "Welsh",
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      "word": "· ” ” · „ ” · „"
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    {
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      "word": "›"
    },
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      "sense": "Single guillemets",
      "word": "·"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Corner brackets",
      "word": "「 」 · 『 』"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Angle brackets",
      "word": "《 》 · 〈 〉"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Prime quotation marks",
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    },
    {
      "english": "·",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Straight double quotation mark",
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      "sense": "Straight single quotation mark and apostrophe",
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    {
      "sense": "Corner brackets",
      "word": "「 · 」 · 『 · 』"
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    {
      "english": "em dash; horizontal bar; en dash",
      "sense": "Quotation dashes",
      "word": "— · ― · –"
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          "ref": "1912, Northern China, The Valley of the Blue River, Korea (in English), Hachette & Company, →OCLC, page 400:",
          "text": "At a sharp bend in the river, the little walled-town of Shih-shou Hsien, on the slopes of several little wooded hills, two of which are crowned by temples (430 ft. high) ; this is the « chief-place » of a district in the prefecture of Ching-chou Fu.",
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        "Enclose a quotation in some languages."
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}

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