cassette
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2.6
- noun
- /kæˈsɛt/
- Archaic
:
casete
- To listen to the recording, insert the cassette into the player and press play.
- cassette tape
- cassette recorder
- video cassette
Then we had four track, then we had eight track, then we had cassette, then we had disc.
- Then we had four track, then we had eight track, then we had cassette, then we had disc.
- It's like this little teddy bear that had a cassette in its belly.
- We mixed it in a few days and we made cassettes.
- I rap, put it in, put in my cassette.
- And people were way more interested in this cassette than they were in my expensive solo CD.
- I really need the new Silk Shocker album on cassette.
- We started playing and the local radio station played our cassette.
- So I literally like grab someone from the label, they've got a, a cassette of the, of the backing track.
- So instead I have a piece that I just found on an old VHS cassette and transferred over.
- But I remember I would cut grass and I usually didn't have my cassette Walkman because I didn't want to get it dusty.
- And then I got it on cassette and was like, yes, this is so great, That's cool.
Examples
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I get home and on my cassette there's this unbelievable message.
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All participants were provided with cassettes and instructed to return the tapes within two weeks.
Academic text (1993) -
Make sure that the cassette is face up when you put it in.
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Mr. Brown, would you hit the "play" button on the cassette machine, please?
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Your instructions were on the cassette.
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The music was played on a Pioneer cassette player at a constant volume.
Academic text (1992) -
So why don't you watch some TV and put on a cassette or something?
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So instead I have a piece that I just found on an old VHS cassette and transferred over.
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One of the students contributed three folk-tale books and one cassette tape from home on the traditional unit.
Academic text (1994) -
As John came in, Dad picked up the cassette player and stowed it in a drawer.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
488
3.0
A tape that records or plays moving pictures
36
3.7
A long strip of tape for recording sound
17
2.9
Sound or pictures saved on long plastic tape for playing later
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2.4
A small flat case with tape that holds music or sound
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5.2
A plastic box that holds a tape for playing or recording video and sound
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3.9
A long thin strip of plastic covered with magnetic material to record sound, images, or data
1
4.9
A small plastic case holding a thin tape that stores music or voice for tape players
1
4.0
A plastic case that holds tape used to record sound, video, or computer data
Compounds
- Archaic
5
2.7
A small machine that plays music from cassette tapes, often with speakers or a headphone jack
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Etymology
The word cassette comes from a French word that means 'small box' and is related to the English word case and the Latin word capsa 'box'. So a cassette is like a little box that holds tape, which is why it means a small, flat case used for recording and playing sound or video.