different between mainstream vs marquee

English

Etymology

main +? stream

Pronunciation

Adjective

mainstream (comparative more mainstream, superlative most mainstream)

1. Used or accepted broadly rather than by small portions of a population or market.

Synonyms

• (used or accepted broadly): common, usual, widespread, conventional

Derived terms

• lamestream (disapprovingly)
• fakestream

Antonyms

• fringe

Translations

Noun

mainstream (plural mainstreams)

1. The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
2. (usually with the) That which is common; the norm.

Translations

Verb

mainstream (third-person singular simple present mainstreams, present participle mainstreaming, simple past and past participle mainstreamed)

1. (transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
   • 2011, Jeff Change, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation (page 420)

     Just as the gang peace movement desired to mainstream hardcore bangers into civic society, The Chronic wanted to drive hardcore rap into the popstream.

2. (intransitive) To become mainstream.
3. (transitive, education) To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.

Derived terms

• mainstreamer
• mainstreamism
• mainstreamist
• mainstreaming

Spanish

Noun

mainstream m (plural mainstreams)

1. mainstream

English

Etymology

From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march (“border country”), margin (“edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??(?)?ki?/

Noun

marquee (plural marquees)

1. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
2. (US) A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
3. (US, by generalization) Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.

   Synonyms: chase lights, chaser lights

4. (Internet) A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
5. (computing) In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.

   Synonym: marching ants

Translations

Adjective

marquee (not comparable)

1. Most famous; preeminent.

Verb

marquee (third-person singular simple present marquees, present participle marqueeing, simple past and past participle marqueed)

1. (graphical user interface) To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.

Further reading

• marquee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia