noun
verb
Freq #13204
Meanings
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1
noun
A small flat case holding magnetic tape, used to record and play sound or video.
He still has a box of old music cassettes.
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2
verb
To record something onto a cassette.
She cassetted the radio show to listen to later.
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Etymology
Etymology tree 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.