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Pronunciation
Adjective
mainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)
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Positive mainstream |
Comparative more mainstream |
Superlative most mainstream |
- Purchased, used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of population or market; common, usual or conventional.
- They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
Coordinate terms
Noun
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Singular mainstream |
Plural uncountable |
mainstream (uncountable)
- (usually definite) That which is common; the norm.
- His ideas were well outside the mainstream, but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.
Translations
that which is common
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Verb
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Infinitive to mainstream |
Third person singular mainstreams |
Simple past mainstreamed |
Past participle mainstreamed |
Present participle mainstreaming |
to mainstream (third-person singular simple present mainstreams, present participle mainstreaming, simple past and past participle mainstreamed)
- (transitive) To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
- Mainstreaming has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many mainstreamed students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-mainstreamed counterparts.
- (transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
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