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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Mutiny After Midnight will be released via Atlantic Outpost on vinyl, cassette, and CD only.
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Mutiny After Midnight, the second record under the singer-songwriter’s Johnny Blue Skies moniker, arrives March 13 via Atlantic Outpost on physical formats only (vinyl, CD, cassette).
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The set was also available for purchase on CD, cassette and digital download.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The kids ate in the dark living room, and in a bedroom her older girl cousins played cassette tapes of Thai and Chinese singers.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
Mutiny After Midnight, the second record under the singer-songwriter’s Johnny Blue Skies moniker, arrives March 13 via Atlantic Outpost on physical formats only (vinyl, CD, cassette).
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The set was also available for purchase on CD, cassette and digital download.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
The kids ate in the dark living room, and in a bedroom her older girl cousins played cassette tapes of Thai and Chinese singers.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassette. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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