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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The album is already available for pre-order on Rodrigo’s website in different formats like vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Mutiny After Midnight was released on March 13, with the album only available on CD, vinyl, and cassette.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
The company sold the microcomputer in its RadioShack stores for $649, with a 12-inch monitor and a cassette recorder for storage.
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
It's got two cassette decks for playback and recording, as well as a CD player that can handle regular discs as well as MP3s and lossless FLAC files.
—New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Mutiny After Midnight was released on March 13, with the album only available on CD, vinyl, and cassette.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
The company sold the microcomputer in its RadioShack stores for $649, with a 12-inch monitor and a cassette recorder for storage.
—Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
It's got two cassette decks for playback and recording, as well as a CD player that can handle regular discs as well as MP3s and lossless FLAC files.
—New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cassette
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“Cassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cassette. Accessed 5 Apr. 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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