mainstream

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English

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Etymology

main +‎ stream

Pronunciation

Adjective

mainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)

  1. 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

mainstream (uncountable)

  1. (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
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 主流 cmn(cmn) (zhǔliú)
  • Finnish: valtavirta fi(fi)
  • French: courant principal fr(fr)

Verb

to mainstream (third-person singular simple present mainstreams, present participle mainstreaming, simple past and past participle mainstreamed)

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.

 

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