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mainstream

mainst·ream

UK/ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm/ US/ˈmeɪn.stɹim/ fairly common us

noun

1.

the prevailing current of thought

  • “his thinking was in the American mainstream”

Origin

From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).

Phrases

  • mainstream consciousness

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