mainstreaming

main·stream·ing

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn-stree-ming]
- /ˈmeɪnˌstri mɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyn-stree-ming]
- /ˈmeɪnˌstri mɪŋ/

Definitions of mainstreaming word

noun mainstreaming the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture. 1
noun mainstreaming a river having tributaries. 1
noun mainstreaming regular school classes or regular schools: keeping autistic students in the mainstream. 1
adjective mainstreaming belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.: mainstream Republicans; a mainstream artist; mainstream media. 1
adjective mainstreaming of, relating to, or characteristic of jazz falling historically between Dixieland and modern jazz; specifically, swing music. Compare traditional (def 4). 1
verb with object mainstreaming to send into the mainstream; cause to join the main force, group, etc.: to mainstream young people into the labor force. 1

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Origin of mainstreaming

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; mainstream + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Mainstreaming

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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mainstreaming popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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