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Motown definition

☆ Mo·town (mō′to̵un′)

adjective

designating or of a style of rhythm and blues of the 1960s characterized by a strong, even beat and the use of elements derived from black gospel music

Etymology: < a trademark for phonograph records, etc. < Mo(tor) Town, nickname for Detroit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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