Fringe vs. Mainstream — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Fringe and Mainstream
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Fringe
A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
Mainstream
The mainstream is the prevalent current thought that is widespread.It includes all popular culture and media culture, typically disseminated by mass media. This word is sometimes used in a pejorative sense by subcultures who view ostensibly mainstream culture as not only exclusive but artistically and aesthetically inferior.It is to be distinguished from subcultures and countercultures, and at the opposite extreme are cult followings and fringe theories.
Fringe
Something that resembles such a border or edging.
Mainstream
The prevailing current of thought, influence, or activity
"You need not accept the nominee's ideology, only be able to locate it in the American mainstream" (Charles Krauthammer).
Fringe
A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part
"They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts" (James Atlas).
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Mainstream
Representing the prevalent attitudes, values, and practices of a society or group
Mainstream morality.
Fringe
Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views
The lunatic fringe.
Mainstream
To integrate (a student with special needs) into regular school classes.
Fringe
Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.
Mainstream
To incorporate into a prevailing group.
Fringe
A fringe benefit.
Mainstream
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.
Fringe
To decorate with or as if with a fringe
The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.
Mainstream
The principal current in a flow, such as a river or flow of air
Fringe
To serve as a fringe to
Ferns fringed the pool.
Mainstream
That which is common; the norm.
Ideas outside of the mainstream
Fringe
A decorative border.
The fringe of a picture
Mainstream
(transitive) To popularize, to normalize, to render mainstream.
Fringe
A marginal or peripheral part.
Mainstream
(intransitive) To become mainstream.
Fringe
Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding unorthodox views.
Mainstream
To educate (a disabled student) together with non-disabled students.
Fringe
The periphery of a town or city (or other area).
He lives on the fringe of London.
Mainstream
The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical practice.
Fringe
(UK) bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
Her fringe is so long it covers her eyes.
Mainstream
TO place (a student) in regular school classes; - used especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.
Fringe
(physics) A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
Interference fringe
Mainstream
The prevailing current of thought;
His thinking was in the American mainstream
Fringe
Non-mainstream theatre.
The Fringe; Edinburgh Fringe; Adelaide Fringe
Fringe
(botany) The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
Fringe
(golf) The area around the green
Fringe
(AU) Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
Fringe
A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
Fringe
Outside the mainstream.
Fringe
(transitive) To decorate with fringe.
Fringe
(transitive) To serve as a fringe.
Fringe
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends, twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of leather, or the like.
Fringe
Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a margin; a confine.
The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.
Fringe
One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by the interference of light; a diffraction band; - called also interference fringe.
Fringe
The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.
Fringe
To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.
Precipices fringed with grass.
Fringe
The outside boundary or surface of something
Fringe
A part of the city far removed from the center;
They built a factory on the outskirts of the city
Fringe
A social group holding marginal or extreme views;
Members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times
Fringe
Edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
Fringe
Adorn with a fringe;
The weaver fringed the scarf
Fringe
Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe;
Fur fringed the hem of the dress
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