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- Dictionarymainstream/ˈmeɪnstriːm/
noun
- 1. the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional: "they withdrew from the mainstream of European politics"
adjective
- 1. belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream: "mainstream pop music"
verb
- 1. start to treat or regard (something) as being mainstream: "vegetarianism has been mainstreamed"
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MAINSTREAM definition: 1. considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people…. Learn more.
People, activities, or ideas that are part of the mainstream are regarded as the most typical, or normal. ...people outside the economic mainstream. American English : mainstream / ˈmeɪnstrim /
verb. main· stream ˈmān-ˈstrēm. mainstreamed; mainstreaming; mainstreams. transitive verb. 1. : to place (a student, such as a disabled child) in regular school classes. 2. : to incorporate in the mainstream. Examples of mainstream in a Sentence. Verb The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.
Mainstream definition: the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend. See examples of MAINSTREAM used in a sentence.
Something that's mainstream is conventional, or the usual way of doing things. If you're talking about the mainstream in fashion, you mean the ordinary clothes that most people wear and which is found in all the malls — nothing too weird or outlandish.
mainstream. ( ˈmeɪnˌstriːm) n. a. the main current (of a river, cultural trend, etc): in the mainstream of modern literature. b. ( as modifier ): mainstream politics. adj. (Jazz) of or relating to the style of jazz that lies between the traditional and the modern.
the ideas and opinions that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people; the people whose ideas and opinions are most accepted. His radical views place him outside the mainstream of American politics.
mainstream meaning, definition, what is mainstream: accepted by or involving most people in ...: Learn more.
the beliefs or way of living accepted by most people: The party is now in the mainstream of politics. mainstream. adjective [ always before noun ] mainstream culture / politics. (Definition of mainstream from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mainstream. in Chinese (Traditional)
Mainstream definition: The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity.
