See Also: Maternity leave(health)
maternity leave(dictionary)
leave(1)(dictionary)
leave(2)(dictionary)
leave(3)(dictionary)
leave(4)(dictionary)
leave(5)(dictionary)
Leave(medicine)
compassionate leave(dictionary)
leave 1, verb(dictionary)

allegory (oh) and maternity leave (oh)


allegory (oh)



[U and C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: allegoria, from Greek, from allegorein 'to speak allegorically', from allos 'Other' + agorein 'to speak publicly']
a story, painting etc in which the events and characters represent ideas or teach a moral lesson
-- allegorical /7AlZ5gCrIkEl ?@ -5gC:r-/ adj
-- allegorically /-kli/ adv

maternity leave (oh)



n [U]
time that a mother is allowed to spend away from work when she has a baby
-see also paternity leave paternity leave on maternity leave
::Karen will be on maternity leave next month.