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- [kuh-set, ka-]
- /kəˈsɛt, kæ-/
- /kəˈset/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-set, ka-]
- /kəˈsɛt, kæ-/
Definitions of cassette word
- countable noun cassette A cassette is a small, flat, rectangular plastic case containing magnetic tape which is used for recording and playing back sound or film. 3
- countable noun cassette A cassette is the container or case for the film that you load into a camera. 3
- noun cassette a plastic container for magnetic tape, as one inserted into a tape deck 3
- noun cassette (as modifier) 3
- noun cassette a container for film used to facilitate the loading of a camera or projector, esp when the film is used in the form of a loop 3
- noun cassette the injection of genes from one species into the fertilized egg of another species 3
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Origin of cassette
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; < French, equivalent to casse “box” (see case2) + -ette -ette
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Parts of speech for Cassette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cassette popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cassette usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cassette
noun cassette
- tape — a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- recording — an act of recording.
- cartridge — A cartridge is a metal or cardboard tube containing a bullet and an explosive substance. Cartridges are used in guns.
- videotape — magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
- case — A particular case is a particular situation or incident, especially one that you are using as an individual example or instance of something.
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