mainstream
Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market,…Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
» Tom doesn't listen to mainstream music.
Tom hört nicht die Musik, die alle hören.
Meaning
1 sensesUsed or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.
They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.
Mainstream-, etabliert, konventionell
мейнстри́мовыйmɛjnstrímovyj, мейнстри́мныйmɛjnstrímnyj, основно́йosnovnój
мейнстри́мнийmejnstrýmnyj
Examples
25 sentencesTom doesn't listen to mainstream music.
deTom hört nicht die Musik, die alle hören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This author is critical of the mainstream media.
ruЭтот автор критикует популярные СМИ. — Ooneykcall
deDieser Autor kritisiert die Mainstreammedien. — Waldelfe
The mainstream media would never talk about this.
Listening to mainstream music was not a good idea.
I used to like him, but now he's too mainstream.
deIch mochte ihn mal; jetzt schwimmt er mir aber zu sehr mit dem Strom. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).From main + stream. Cognate with Icelandic meginstraumur (“a main current, mainstream”).
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Forms
more mainstream, most mainstream| Comparative | more mainstream Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mainstream Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form