videocassette

[vid-ee-oh-kuh-set, -ka-]

vid·e·o·cas·sette

[vid-ee-oh-kuh-set, -ka-]
noun
a cassette enclosing a length of tape for video recording or reproduction.

Origin:
1965–70; video + cassette
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Videocassette has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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videocassette

noun
a cassette for videotape 
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