The work Thousand and One Nights was originally  collected in the 18th century from many Persian, Arabic, and other  Middle Eastern sources. There is no evidence that the tale was from  China, merely that some of the rather jumbled story gave evidence  that Aladdin was Chinese.
spec noun [C or U]. âº informal abbreviation for specification: Always âlook at the car's spec before you âsign a âcontract.high/basic spec The PC with the most basic spec is the âcheapest.
3. to buy or sell commodities, property, stocks, etc., esp. at risk of a loss, in the expectation of making a profit through market fluctuations. v.t. 4. to consider or think curiously about; suppose, propose, or wonder: to speculate that an agreement will be reached; to speculate whether a quarrel was serious.