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audiocassette

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au·​dio·​cas·​sette | \ ˌȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-kə-ˈset How to pronounce audiocassette (audio) , -ka- \

Definition of audiocassette

: an audiotape recording mounted in a cassette

First Known Use of audiocassette

1967, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for audiocassette

audio- + cassette

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“Audiocassette.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiocassette. Accessed 9 December 2019.

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