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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Motown /ˈməʊtaʊn/

▶noun trademark soul music released on or reminiscent of the US record label Tamla Motown.

– origin 1960s: shortening of Motor Town, nickname for Detroit, where the record label was founded.

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