mainstream

noun

(usually with the) That which is common; the norm.

The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air

verb

(transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.

(intransitive) To become mainstream.

(transitive, education, chiefly US) To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.

adjective

Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of population, market, scientific community, etc.

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