variants
or less commonly casette
1
2
: a usually flat case or cartridge that can be easily loaded or unloaded: such as
a
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
b
: a plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape passing from one reel to another
3
: a cassette tape player
Examples of cassette in a Sentence
The songs are available on cassette.
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On her way out of town, inquisitive FBI agent Sylvia Washington (Jenna Elfman) gives Leaphorn the revealing cassette tape with Emma’s moving testimony about Vines’ death.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
It’s crammed with posters, cassette tapes, a Buddha incense holder, and even a guitar with a moth design on its neck, which means Joel at least attempted to honor his promise in the finale.
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Former guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour claimed that Soviet cosmonauts brought a Pink Floyd cassette to the Mir space station in the 1980s.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025
On her way out of town, inquisitive FBI agent Sylvia Washington (Jenna Elfman) gives Leaphorn the revealing cassette tape with Emma’s moving testimony about Vines’ death.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
It’s crammed with posters, cassette tapes, a Buddha incense holder, and even a guitar with a moth design on its neck, which means Joel at least attempted to honor his promise in the finale.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Former guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour claimed that Soviet cosmonauts brought a Pink Floyd cassette to the Mir space station in the 1980s.
—Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassette. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette
kə-ˈset 
ka-
: a container holding film, photographic plates, or magnetic tape
Medical Definition
cassette
noun
cas·sette
variants
also casette
1
: a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera
specifically
: one for holding the intensifying screens and film in X-ray photography
2
: a small plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other
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