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main·stream  audio  (mnstrm) KEY  

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


OTHER FORMS:
mainstreamer (Noun)


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