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- [meyn-streem]
- /ˈmeɪnˌstrim/
- /ˈmeɪn.striːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyn-streem]
- /ˈmeɪnˌstrim/
Definitions of mainstream word
- noun mainstream the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture. 1
- noun mainstream a river having tributaries. 1
- noun mainstream regular school classes or regular schools: keeping autistic students in the mainstream. 1
- adjective mainstream belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.: mainstream Republicans; a mainstream artist; mainstream media. 1
- adjective mainstream of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz falling historically between Dixieland and modern jazz; specifically, swing music. Compare traditional (def 4). 1
- verb with object mainstream to send into the mainstream; cause to join the main force, group, etc.: to mainstream young people into the labor force. 1
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Origin of mainstream
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; main1 + stream
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mainstream
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mainstream popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mainstream usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mainstream
adj mainstream
- dominant — ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence: dominant in the chain of command.
- normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- primary — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
adjective mainstream
- ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
- majority — the greater part or number; the number larger than half the total (opposed to minority): the majority of the population.
- vanilla — any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla, especially V. planifolia, bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food, in perfumery, etc.
- middle-of-the-road — favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
- prevailing — predominant: prevailing winds.
noun mainstream
- hotbed — a bottomless, boxlike, usually glass-covered structure and the bed of earth it covers, heated typically by fermenting manure or electrical cables, for growing plants out of season.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- centrality — the state or condition of being central
- centre — A centre is a building where people have meetings, take part in a particular activity, or get help of some kind.
- intermediacy — the state of being intermediate or of acting intermediately.
Antonyms for mainstream
adj mainstream
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- eccentric — deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
- infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
- heterodox — not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.
adjective mainstream
- unconventional — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
- exceptional — Unusual; not typical.
- extraordinary — Very unusual or remarkable.
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