cassette

noun

cas·​sette kə-ˈset 

ka-

variants or less commonly casette

1

: casket sense 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The songs were released on compact disc and cassette tape in 1994, several months after singer-songwriter Kurt Cobain died by suicide. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 16 Dec. 2025

Display cases are cluttered with VHS tapes, cassettes, and trinkets. —Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025

Along with the Nebraska cassette tape, the letter that Paul Walter Hauser gives Jon from Bruce, describing his creative intentions? —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025

Their parents taped over the same cassette and mailed it back. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, diminutive of dialect French (Norman & Picard) casse case

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cassette

• abet
• asset
• baguette
• banquette
• barbette
• beget
• beset
• brevet
• briquette
• brunet
• brunette
• burette

Kids 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

kə-ˈset, ka- 

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