Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity: "You need not accept the nominee's ideology, only be able to locate it in the American mainstream” ( Charles Krauthammer).
- adj. Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group: mainstream morality.
- v. To integrate (a student with special needs) into regular school classes.
- v. To incorporate into a prevailing group.
Wiktionary
- adj. Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
- n. That which is common; the norm.
- v. transitive To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
- v. transitive To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The prevailing opinion or practise.
- v. (Education) TO place (a student) in regular school classes; -- used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the prevailing current of thought
Etymologies
- main + stream (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I agree with your points about HRW, but can we limit the use of the term mainstream media.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Bernstein (Robert!) Denounces Human Rights Watch:
“He says the problems in Inner Mongolia, which he says is a sensitive ethnic region similar to restless Tibet and Xinjiang, reflect growing grievances in what he describes as mainstream Chinese society.”
Voice of America: China Determined to Suppress Inner Mongolia Protesters
“Zeitgeist is the general cultural, intellectual, ethical, spiritual, and/or political climate within a nation or even specific groups, along with the general ambience, morals, and sociocultural direction or mood of an era (similar to the English word mainstream or trend).”
“Everyone in the mainstream is aware that Stephen King sells a lot of books, but they still don't acknowledge that anyone in the horror field can write.”
“And this statement also went on to say that, sadly, from the Democrats 'perspective, they say that this congresswoman and this sentiment represents what they call the mainstream of the Republican Party.”
“Big, small, and in-between - If they are what we call mainstream, they are good for public health.”
Mari Gallagher: Fast, Cheap and Easy: How Fringe Food Hurts Public Health When it's the Only Choice
“Well, some of the comics, what they call the mainstream Marvel Universe... um, no, it wasn't a divorce, it was a sort of magical, uh...”
Sunday After The Storm | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources
“But I am actually beginning to think that what we know as the mainstream press might end up going the way of the Dodo bird after all.”
“This year's version of the off-the-wall argument moving into the mainstream is the argument that John Kerry is disqualified for the presidency (or, apparently, for the Senate position he currently holds), because of the provision in the Fourteenth Amendment imposing disqualification as a sanction for people who, having sworn an oath to support the Constitution (as soldiers -- and members of Congress -- do), gives aid and comfort to the nation's enemies.”
“And that has a profound impact and undermines what we call the mainstream media of the country.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mainstream’.
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bbc uk china vocab.
conservationists, estimate, threats, infertility, eating away at, endangered, furry, panel, in trouble, gongs, triumphed, caps and 1007 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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jaydrox's list
Mah list!
mediocracy, captivatingly, devastatingly, dazedly, heavenly, flawless, copious, conviction, synoptic, amalgamation, prefatory, precursory and 150 more...
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EU Buzz - single words (1+2+3)
1. Strictly EU terms with special European meaning used only in the EU
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2. Keywords central to the understanding of the EU (people working for the EU are usually able to give thematic...acceleration, action, additionality, administrator, agenda, agricultural, agri-environmental, agriflation, agri-food, applicant, approach, assent and 1325 more...
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TECH - Steve Jobs
visionary, redefine, digital, founder, era, computer, cultural, product, global, gaunt, frail, executive and 76 more...
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nominative case collection
wine stopper, pyre, roster, hamper, moleskin, elastic, pinnacle, facsimile, nook, plonk, contortionist, dismay and 342 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Not NUXiY
What NUXiY isnt!
political correct, collectivist, gay, sexy, hot, sweet, orwellian, banana, fat, black, mainstream, feminist and 21 more...
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