MAINSTREAM

mainstream

(noun) the prevailing current of thought; “his thinking was in the American mainstream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

mainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of a population or market.

Synonyms

• (used or accepted broadly): common, usual, widespread, conventional

Antonyms

• fringe

Noun

mainstream (plural mainstreams)

The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air

(usually, with the) That which is common; the norm.

Verb

mainstream (third-person singular simple present mainstreams, present participle mainstreaming, simple past and past participle mainstreamed)

(transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.

(intransitive) To become mainstream.

(transitive, education) To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

13 February 2025

BREAK

(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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