different between mainstream vs precipitous

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.

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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 obsolete French précipiteux, from Vulgar Latin *praecipitosus. Equivalent to precipice (“steep”) +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???s?p?t?s/

Adjective

precipitous

1. Steep, like a precipice

2. Headlong

3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden

Synonyms

• (steep): brant, steep-to
• (headlong): headlong, precipitant, precipitous
• (hasty, rash): heedless, hotheaded, impetuous; see also Thesaurus:reckless
• (sudden): abrupt, precipitous, subitaneous; see also Thesaurus:sudden

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