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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024main•stream•ing (mān′strē′ming),USA pronunciation n. - Educationintegration of children with special educational problems, as a physical handicap, into conventional classes and school activities.
- mainstream + -ing1 1975–80
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024main•stream /ˈmeɪnˌstrim/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the principal or most usual course of action or way of thinking:That political party must return to the mainstream of American values.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating to a principal or widely accepted group, style, etc.:The party platform appealed to mainstream America.
v. [~ + object] - to send into the mainstream, as by placing (special students) in regular school classes:to mainstream handicapped children.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024main•stream (mān′strēm′),USA pronunciation n. - the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend:the mainstream of American culture.
- a river having tributaries.
adj. - belonging to or characteristic of a principal, dominant, or widely accepted group, movement, style, etc.:mainstream Republicans; a mainstream artist.
- Music and Danceof, pertaining to, or characteristic of jazz falling historically between Dixieland and modern jazz;
specifically, swing music. Cf. traditional (def. 4).
v.t. - to send into the mainstream;
cause to join the main force, group, etc.:to mainstream young people into the labor force. - Educationto place (handicapped students) in regular school classes.
v.i. - to join or be placed in the mainstream.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mainstream /ˈmeɪnˌstriːm/ n - the main current (of a river, cultural trend, etc): in the mainstream of modern literature
- (as modifier): mainstream politics
adj - of or relating to the style of jazz that lies between the traditional and the modern
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