Mainstream vs. Arcane

The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity

Known or understood by only a few

Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group

Understood by only a few.

To integrate (a student with special needs) into regular school classes.

(by extension) Obscure, mysterious.

To incorporate into a prevailing group.

Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.

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

Extremely old (e.g. interpretation or knowledge), and possibly irrelevant.

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

Hidden; secret.

That which is common; the norm.

Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge;

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

(intransitive) To become mainstream.

To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.

The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice.

TO place (a student) in regular school classes; - used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.

The prevailing current of thought;