cassette
Definitions of cassette
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magnetic tape for use in recording soundsynonyms: bande magnétiquetype of:bande, bande magnétiquememory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information
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a tape recording of soundsynonyms: bande magnétiquetype of:bandea recording made on magnetic tape
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a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or videotype of:containerany object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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Power Suffix: -ette
A borrowing from Middle French, -ette is a diminutive suffix. There are two widely used senses of this suffix: the first denotes the smallness of an object and the second refers to a woman carrying out the role of the root word.
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