audiocassette

or au·di·o cas·sette

[ aw-dee-oh-kuh-set, ‐ka-set ]

noun

1. a cassette containing audiotape.

Word History and Origins

Origin of audiocassette¹

First recorded in 1965–70; audio- ( def ) + cassette ( def )

Example Sentences

In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company came up with an advertising slogan that posed a trick question: “Is it live or is it Memorex?”

From Los Angeles Times

A audiocassette of the soundtrack is stashed somewhere in my house; every so often, I listen to it on Spotify and am again transported by Morricone’s soaring music.

From New York Times

He spent time speaking with Cannon and Jennifer Grant, who gave him audiocassettes and videos from her childhood.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the most charming quirks of their life together is that she makes audiocassette recordings of the plays he’s working on that he listens to while driving his vintage red Saab.

From New York Times

Before leaving New York, I enrolled in a monthlong French class taught by a beautiful young Parisian woman who had us memorize a series of dialogues from an audiocassette that accompanied our textbook.

From Literature