mainstream
Plural: mainstreams
Noun
- the prevailing current of thought
- "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
- The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
- That which is common; the norm.
Adj
- Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
Verb
- To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
- To become mainstream.
- To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
Examples
- ideas outside of the mainstream
- They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
Origin / Etymology
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
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Scrabble Score: 14
mainstream: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmainstream: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mainstream: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
mainstream: valid Words With Friends Word