Definition of mainstream
: a prevailing current or direction of activity or influence
mainstream
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First Known Use of mainstream
circa 1585
Definition of mainstream
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
The poor should be mainstreamed into the private health-insurance system.
Ideas that were once controversial have now become mainstreamed.
First Known Use of mainstream
1974
Other Education Terms
MAINSTREAM Defined for English Language Learners
mainstream
playDefinition of mainstream for English Language Learners
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: to place (a child with special educational needs) in regular school classes
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: to cause (someone or something) to be included in or accepted by the group that includes most people
Medical Dictionary
mainstream
playMedical Definition of mainstream
: relating to or being tobacco smoke that is drawn (as from a cigarette) directly into the mouth of the smoker and is usually inhaled into the lungs—compare sidestream
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