Meanings
nounsingle story (plural single stories)
plural single stories
- An overly simplistic and generalized perception of a person, place, or thing.
adjectivesingle story (not comparable)
- not comparablehaving only 1 floor or level.
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APA
single story. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20story
MLA
“single story.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20story. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “single story,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/single%20story.
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