cassette

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

Borrowed from French cassette.

Monsieur Cassette had not sold another such cane during the last two years. — The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Gaston Leroux
The house in which Aramis dwelt was situated between the Rue Cassette and the Rue Servandoni. — The three musketeers, Alexandre Dumas
Their first convent was “a new building” in the Rue Cassette, out of the contributions of Mesdames de Boucs and de Châteauvieux. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo

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