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Definition of Tin Pan Alley noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Tin Pan Alley

noun
 
/ˌtɪn pæn ˈæli/
 
/ˌtɪn pæn ˈæli/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. people who write and publish popular songs
    Word OriginFrom the name of the part of New York where many such people worked in the past.
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