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1mainstream
noun main·stream \ˈmān-ˌstrēm\
Definition of MAINSTREAM
: a prevailing current or direction of activity or influence
— mainstream adjective
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First Known Use of MAINSTREAM
1599
Rhymes with MAINSTREAM
abeam, agleam, airstream, berseem, beseem, bireme, blaspheme, bloodstream, centime, coal seam, cold cream, crossbeam, daydream, downstream, dream team, drill team, egg cream, esteem, extreme, French seam, grapheme, Gulf Stream, hakim, headstream, high beam, hornbeam, I beam, ice cream, inseam, jet stream, kilim, lexeme, live steam, low beam, midstream, millime, millstream, moonbeam, morpheme, onstream, phoneme, pipe dream, redeem, regime, rhyme scheme, sealed-beam, sememe, sidestream, slipstream, sour cream, sunbeam, supreme, tag team, Tarim, third-stream, toneme, trireme, unseam, upstream, warp beam, wet dream
2mainstream
verb main·stream \ˈmān-ˈstrēm\
: to place (a child with special educational needs) in regular school classes
: to cause (someone or something) to be included in or accepted by the group that includes most people
Full Definition of MAINSTREAM
transitive verb
1
: to place (as a disabled child) in regular school classes
2
: to incorporate in the mainstream
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First Known Use of MAINSTREAM
1973
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mainstream
adjective main·stream \ˌmān-ˌstrēm\
Medical Definition of MAINSTREAM
: relating to or being tobacco smoke that is drawn (as from a cigarette) directly into the mouth of the smoker and is usually inhaled into the lungs—compare sidestream
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