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OP The double adjective: This is the double use of an adjective to emphasise the point. Such as : "The black black man had thin thin arms." I think this is an Urdu device which translates into English.
http://uberhomme.blogspot.com/2005/06/engdu.html
(thanks to languagelog)
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