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Prestigious vs Mainstream - What's the difference?

prestigious | mainstream |

As an adjective prestigious

is of high prestige.

As a noun mainstream is

mainstream.

prestigious

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of high prestige.
  • She has a prestigious job with an international organization.

    Usage notes

    * Objects: award, prize, job, address, school, university, college, club, journal, firm, institution, office, etc.

    References

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    mainstream

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Used or accepted broadly rather than by a tiny fraction of a population or market.
  • They often carry stories you won't find in the mainstream media.

    Synonyms

    * (used or accepted broadly) common, usual, widespread, conventional

    Coordinate terms

    * fringe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    *mainstreamism

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • 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.
  • To popularize, to normalize, to render .