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adjective non·main·stream \ ˌnän-ˈmān-ˌstrēm \

Updated on: 11 Sep 2017

Definition of nonmainstream

:not having, reflecting, or being compatible with the prevailing attitudes and values of a society or group :not belonging to the mainstream

nonmainstream values

nonmainstream groups

nonmainstream music/literature

Recent Examples of nonmainstream from the Web

Assaults against Western targets, churches and nonmainstream Islamic groups have preoccupied Indonesian security agencies for the past 15 years.

— thomas fuller, New York Times, "Jakarta Attack May Signal Revival of Bloody Campaign in Indonesia," 14 Jan. 2016

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First Known Use of nonmainstream

1960

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