how to pronounce mainstream

/ˈmɛɪnsˌtɹiːm/

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mainstream is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of mainstream in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… really out of the mainstream but he knew …”

meaning of mainstream

Mainstream means the most popular or most widely accepted ideas, opinions, or practices.

mainstream frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word mainstream occurs in english on average 22.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics mainstream can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that mainstream can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;