mainstream
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See also Mainstream
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mainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)
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- Very popular, as a fad; familiar to the masses; common, usual or conventional.
- They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
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very popular, as a fad; familiar to the masses; common, usual or conventional
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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.
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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.

