# mainstreaming

Pronunciation: say "MAYN-streem-ing" /ˈmeɪn.stɹiːm.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process of bringing something previously on the edges into common use or general acceptance.
   - Simple: The act of making something widely accepted or part of everyday life.
   - _The mainstreaming of electric cars has reshaped how major automakers plan their factories._
   - _Critics worry that the rapid mainstreaming of the genre will dull its original edge._
2. The practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes rather than in separate ones. *(US)*
   - Simple: Teaching students who have special needs in normal classes with everyone else.
   - _District administrators credited mainstreaming with raising graduation rates among students with mild disabilities._
   - _Her teaching certificate required a full course on mainstreaming and classroom accommodations._

## Verb

3. Present participle of mainstream. — present participle and gerund of mainstream
   - Simple: Present participle of mainstream. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now.
   - _Advertisers are mainstreaming styles that fashion houses once kept to the runway._
   - _By mainstreaming its research into popular podcasts, the institute reached a far wider audience._

## Origin

Formed from "mainstream" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mainstreaming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).