Electronic dictionary apparatus and recording medium on which search control program is recorded

A computer-readable recording medium containing search control programs for controlling a computer of an electronic dictionary apparatus comprising a plurality of dictionary databases of different types, one operating key determined in advance, and a display, the computer-readable recording medium containing search control programs for making the computer function as:

• an example sentence search section configured to search example sentences including search characters inputted by user operations from at least one of the plurality of dictionary databases, and to list-display searched respective example sentences on the display;
• an explanatory information search section configured to search vocabulary entries corresponding to the search characters inputted by the user operations from one of the plurality of dictionary databases, and to display explanatory information on the vocabulary entry on the display in accordance with an operation of selecting a vocabulary entry by a user;
• a refinement section configured to receive a user input for refining example sentences when an operation by the one operating key determined in advance is carried out during the list display of the searched respective example sentences, and to refine the list-displayed example sentences in accordance with the user input;
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• a split control section configured to split a display screen of the display into two when an operation by the one operating key determined in advance is carried out during the display of the explanatory information on the vocabulary entry, and to make the explanatory information search section operate again on one split screen.