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Any two or more questions which cover the same topics and/details and can be answered by one of the existing questions.

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Dupe but no dupe

For the record, questions are only duplicates when the questions are the same. Answer overlap is a fact of life, let it happen. …
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How could you mark this question as duplicate

The answer restriction doesn't apply on meta. Questions without answers can still be used as dupe masters here (thanks to Braiam for clarifying that point). It wouldn't have mattered anyway though, …
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Is this question correctly marked as a duplicate?

You are correct, they are two different things. I have reopened the question.
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How Do I Get My Question Unmarked As Duplicate?

Asking here on meta is one way, asking in chat is another. But the best way to get your question reopened is to edit it with an explanation of why it isn't a duplicate. Comments are good but edits wil …
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Thoughts on migrating Answer from duplicate question to original question?

This is where a merge comes in :) Cast your close vote and use a custom flag to ask for the two questions to be merged.
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Please un-mark my question a duplicate

I've reopened your question.
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My question is marked as duplicate, what does this mean?

First First check the master question and see if it solves your problem. What is the master question? Near the top of your question there will be what we call a "banner" pointing the the master ques …
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Duplicate circle?

It means the question you were trying to close it against was already closed as a duplicate of this question. Hence a circle ;) Please don't close questions against questions already closed as a dupl …
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