Mainstream

Mainstream
Main|stream
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<aus gleichbed. engl. mainstream, eigtl. »Hauptströmung, -strom«>:
1. stark vom ↑Swing beeinflusste Form des modernen Jazz, die keinem Stilbereich eindeutig zuzuordnen ist.
2. (oft abwertend) vorherrschende Richtung (z. B. in der Gesellschaftspolitik, im Kulturleben, in der Musik)

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