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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That could mean vinyl, which has become hugely popular again in just the past few years, or perhaps CD, or even cassette, which is making a small but mighty comeback.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Mayhem’s first week sales were boosted by a bevy of editions, including 14 vinyl variants, four CD editions, a cassette tape, and a deluxe CD box set, plus downloadable offerings of both the standard and deluxe album versions.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
So the package includes one additional piece of media — a cassette tape that includes 80 minutes’ worth of a ’69 show at the Avalon in San Francisco that Lemieux could not resist throwing in.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
There’s also someone haunting Adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) and a cassette tape that her daughter, Callie, played by Sarah Desjardins, intercepted in the season premiere.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Mayhem’s first week sales were boosted by a bevy of editions, including 14 vinyl variants, four CD editions, a cassette tape, and a deluxe CD box set, plus downloadable offerings of both the standard and deluxe album versions.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
So the package includes one additional piece of media — a cassette tape that includes 80 minutes’ worth of a ’69 show at the Avalon in San Francisco that Lemieux could not resist throwing in.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
There’s also someone haunting Adult Shauna (Melanie Lynskey) and a cassette tape that her daughter, Callie, played by Sarah Desjardins, intercepted in the season premiere.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
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 23 Mar. 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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