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   Main·stream

   /ˈmānˌstrēm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are regarded as normal or conventional; the dominant trend in opinion, fashion, or the arts: "companies that are bringing computers to the mainstream of American life"
   • ▪ jazz that is neither traditional nor modern, based on the 1930s swing style and consisting especially of solo improvisation on chord sequences: "it was a form of jazz that had strayed away from the mainstream"

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream: "mainstream pop music"
   • ▪ (of a school or class) for students without particular educational requirements arising from physical or intellectual disability or behavioral difficulties: "the state government has supported greater integration of students with disabilities into mainstream schools"

   verb

   • 1. start to treat or regard (something) as being mainstream: "vegetarianism has been mainstreamed"
   • ▪ place (a student with particular educational needs) into a mainstream class or school: "the goal is to have the child mainstreamed into a regular classroom"

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