Mainstream vs. Arcane

Mainstream vs. Arcane — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mainstream and Arcane

Mainstreamadjective

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

They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.

Arcaneadjective

Understood by only a few.

arcane rituals

Mainstreamnoun

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

Arcaneadjective

(by extension) Obscure, mysterious.

arcane originsarcane details

Mainstreamnoun

That which is common; the norm.

His ideas were well outside the mainstream, but he presented them intelligently, and we were impressed if not convinced.

Arcaneadjective

Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge to understand.

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Mainstreamverb

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

Arcaneadjective

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

Mainstreamverb

(intransitive) To become mainstream.

Arcaneadjective

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge;

the arcane science of dowsing

Mainstreamverb

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

Mainstreaming has become more common in recent years, as studies have shown that many mainstreamed students with mild learning disabilities learn better than their non-mainstreamed counterparts.

Mainstreamnoun

the prevailing current of thought;

his thinking was in the American mainstream
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