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What does 窓という窓 mean? I found it in this sentence in Harry Potter:

木の扉に寄りかかってホグワーツを見上げると、窓という窓が夕日に照らされて赤くキラキラ輝いている。

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  • Out of curiosity, where in the book is this sentence? –  Jan 13 '13 at 22:51
  • @snailplane it's from the first book in the series, chapter 13, right after the quiddich match. i'm not sure if there are different translations out there or not. – Axe Jan 13 '13 at 23:07
  • Interestingly enough, this exact usage with windows appears in a much older book, 燃え尽きた地図, on page 325 of the Shinshio paperback edition. – bright-star Apr 20 '14 at 05:23

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Repeating the same noun twice as inNounというNoun here has the meaning of "all" (definition #5 at Daijisen):

…窓という窓が夕日に照らされて赤くキラキラ輝いている。
"...all of the windows are being shined on by the evening sun and are sparkling red."

Separately, Time NounというTime Noun can also emphasize time words, but that's a different usage (definition #4 at Daijisen), e.g.:

今日という今日
"today of all days"

3 to 5 business days
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