dis·pu·ta·tion 
(dĭs′pyə-tāshən)
(dĭs′pyə-tāshən)n.
1. The act of disputing; debate.
2. An academic exercise consisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis.
- micropolis
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- Microscopium
- microscopy
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