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main·stream

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NOUN:

The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity: "You need not accept the nominee's ideology, only be able to locate it in the American mainstream" (Charles Krauthammer).

ADJECTIVE:

Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group: mainstream morality.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
main·streamed, main·stream·ing, main·streams

To integrate (a student with special needs) into regular school classes.
To incorporate into a prevailing group.

OTHER FORMS:
mainstreamer(Noun)

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