mainstream
[adjective]
Synonyms: conventional, accepted, current, established, general, orthodox, prevailing, received

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I. main‧stream¹ /ˈmeɪnstriːm/ noun
the mainstream the most usual ideas or methods, or the people who have these ideas or methods
the mainstream of
Environmental ideas have been absorbed into the mainstream of European politics.
Genet started as a rebel, but soon became part of the literary mainstream.

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II. mainstream² adjective [only before noun]
accepted by or involving most people in a society:
Deaf children can often be included in mainstream education.
the mainstream political parties

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III. mainstream³ verb [transitive]
American English to include a child with physical or mental problems in an ordinary class
—mainstreaming noun [uncountable]

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mainstream
noun
ADJ. cultural, educational, political, etc.
VERB + MAINSTREAM enter, join | cut sb/sth off from, exclude sb/sth from These teachers have been cut off from the mainstream of educational activity.
MAINSTREAM + NOUN society | education, schools | parties, politics | art, cinema | media
PREP. in/within the ~ He was in the mainstream of British contemporary music.
into the ~ This technology was designed for specialists but is now starting to move into the mainstream.
out of/outside the ~ He drifted out of the mainstream of society.
PHRASES part of the mainstream This style of drama is not part of the mainstream.

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