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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmusica mainstream
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmuzika ˈmeɪnˌstriːm
"Il concerto presenterà artisti di musica mainstream."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Music that is popular and widely accepted by the general public.
"The concert featured a lineup of mainstream music artists that attracted thousands of fans." - 2
A genre of music that is commercially successful and often played on mainstream media outlets.
"Many young artists aspire to break into mainstream music to reach a larger audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'mainstream' (originating in the late 19th century from US river terminology to describe the principal current of a river, later generalized to mean prevailing cultural trends) with 'music' (derived from the Greek 'mousike', via Old French and Latin). Together, the phrase emerged in the mid-to-late 20th century with the rise of commercial mass media to denote musical styles widely accepted by the general public.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mainstream music" is said worldwide
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musique grand public
Transliteration: myzik gʁɑ̃ pubʁik
"Le concert présentait des artistes de musique grand public."
Mainstream-Musik
Transliteration: ˈmeɪnˌstriːm ˈmuːzɪk
"Das Festival wird viele Mainstream-Musik-Künstler anziehen."
musica mainstream
Transliteration: ˈmuzika ˈmeɪnˌstriːm
"Il concerto presenterà artisti di musica mainstream."
música comercial
Transliteration: ˈmusika ko̞meɾˈθjal
"El festival contará con artistas de música comercial."
música mainstream
Transliteration: ˈmuzika ˈmeɪnˌstriːm
"O evento terá muitos artistas de música mainstream."
मुखधारा संगीत
Transliteration: mukhadhārā saṅgīt
"इस संगीत समारोह में मुख्यधारा संगीत के कलाकार होंगे।"
主流音乐
Transliteration: zhǔliú yīnyuè
"这个音乐节将有许多主流音乐艺术家。"
주류 음악
Transliteration: jullyu eumak
"이 음악 축제에는 많은 주류 음악 아티스트가 출연할 것입니다."
メインストリーム音楽
Transliteration: mein sutoriimu ongaku
"この音楽祭には多くのメインストリーム音楽アーティストが参加します。"
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