Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

videocassette

/ˌvɪdi.oʊkəˈsɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
video-cas-sette
IPA
/ˌvɪdi.oʊkəˈsɛt/
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video English video- 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 English videocassette From video- + cassette.

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Questions

How do you pronounce videocassette?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪdi.oʊkəˈsɛt/.
What does videocassette mean?
A cassette containing a blank or prerecorded videotape on which visual images and sounds are recorded for use with a VCR.
Where does videocassette come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video English video- 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 English videocassette From video- + cassette.

How to pronounce videocassette

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