MAINSTREAM

Mainstream

Mainstream is the common current thought of the majority. The mainstream includes all popular culture and media culture, typically disseminated by mass media. The opposite of the mainstream are subcultures, countercultures and cult followings. It is often used as a pejorative term by subcultures who view ostensibly mainstream culture as not only exclusive but artistically and aesthetically inferior. In the United States, mainline churches are sometimes referred to synonymously as "mainstream." Also known as "straight" and "straights" for individuals.

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mainstream

Noun

  1. 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.

Verb

  1. 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. To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.

Adjective

  1. Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
    They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.


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