Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cassette

/kəˈsɛt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
cas-sette
IPA
/kəˈsɛt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.

noun

Any similar small cartridge, such as for a computer disk or cassette air conditioner.

noun

A lightproof container for photographic film.

noun

A modular DNA sequence encoding one or more genes for a single biochemical function.

noun

A set of sprockets mounted onto a splined shaft on the freehub.

noun

A saggar (ceramic container used in a kiln).

verb

To record onto a cassette

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French casse Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette French cassettebor. English cassette Borrowed from French cassette.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kəˈsɛt/
  • British English: /kəˈsɛt/

Inflected Forms

cassettes (plural) casette (alternative, dated) casset (alternative, dated) cassettes (present, singular) cassetting (participle, present) cassetted (participle, past) cassetted (past)

Derived Forms

audiocassette cassetteless cassettelike cassingle diskette histocassette microcassette minicassette musicassette neocassette noncassette videocassette

Phrases

audio cassette cassette air conditioner cassette culture cassette deck cassette drive cassette player cassette recorder cassette tape

Frequently Paired Words

DAT VCR cartridge eight track 8 track reel-to-reel

Synonyms

tape

Rhymes With

get let set yet met forget bet net debt et upset threat

Questions

How do you pronounce cassette?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈsɛt/.
What does cassette mean?
A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.
Where does cassette come from?
Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Northern French casse Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Middle French -ette French cassettebor. English cassette Borrowed from French cassette.

How to pronounce cassette

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