Definitions for mainstreamˈmeɪnˌstrim
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
main•streamˈmeɪnˌstrim(n.)
the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend.
a river having tributaries.
(adj.)belonging to or characteristic of a principal or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.t.)to send into the mainstream.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to place in regular school classes:
to mainstream handicapped children.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Education
Origin of mainstream:
1660–1670
Princeton's WordNet
mainstream(noun)
the prevailing current of thought
"his thinking was in the American mainstream"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
mainstream(noun)ˈmeɪnˌstrim
the ideas or ways of doing things used by most people
the mainstream of popular music; lifestyles that are outside the mainstream; mainstream culture/media
Wiktionary
mainstream(Noun)
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.
mainstream(Verb)
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.
mainstream(Verb)
To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
mainstream(Adjective)
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.
Translations for mainstream
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mainstream(noun)
the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc
the mainstream of traditional art.
- hoofstroomAfrikaans
- الإتِّجاه أو التيّار الرَّئيسيArabic
- тенденцияBulgarian
- correntePortuguese (BR)
- hlavní proudCzech
- die HauptströmungGerman
- hovedstrømningDanish
- κυρίαρχη τάση, μόδαGreek
- corriente principalSpanish
- põhihoovusEstonian
- جریانFarsi
- valtavirtaFinnish
- courant dominantFrench
- הָזֶרֶם הַמֶרכָּזִיHebrew
- मुख्य विचारधाराHindi
- pravac, usmjerenjeCroatian
- fő áram/(irány)vonal/vonulatHungarian
- kecenderunganIndonesian
- meginstraumur, ríkjandi stefnaIcelandic
- corrente principaleItalian
- 主流Japanese
- 주류, 대세Korean
- vyraujanti kryptis/tendencijaLithuanian
- tendence, galvenais virziensLatvian
- aliran utamaMalay
- heersende stromingDutch
- hovedtendens/-strømningNorwegian
- główny nurtPolish
- جریانPersian
- جريانPashto
- correntePortuguese
- curent dominantRomanian
- основное направление, господствующая тенденцияRussian
- hlavný prúdSlovak
- glavna smerSlovenian
- glavni tokSerbian
- huvudströmning, ledande riktningSwedish
- ทิศทางหรือแนวโน้มหลักของระบบทฤษฎีหรือการพัฒนาThai
- ana görüş/eğilimTurkish
- 主流Chinese (Trad.)
- основний напрямокUkrainian
- رائج الوقت خیال، رجحانUrdu
- xu thế chủ đạoVietnamese
- 主流Chinese (Simp.)
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