Apparatus for displaying dictionary information in dictionary and apparatus for editing the dictionary by using the above apparatus

An apparatus for editing a dictionary used in a natural language process, said dictionary having a plurality of entry words, small categories corresponding to each entry word and the dictionary information belonging to each small category, each small category being a syntactic category of a corresponding entry word, said apparatus comprising:

• retrieval means for retrieving the entry word specified by a user in said dictionary and for reading out the dictionary information belonging to each small category corresponding to the retrieved entry word from said dictionary;
• grouping means, responsive to the retrieved entry word retrieved by said retrieval means, for grouping the small categories corresponding to the retrieved entry word into medium categories, each medium category having one or a plurality of small categories;
• display means, coupled to said grouping means, for displaying the dictionary information in the small categories grouped in each medium category;
• first modification means for modifying the dictionary information displayed by said display means in accordance with the user's instruction;
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• renewal means for renewing the dictionary information in said dictionary on the basis of the dictionary information obtained by said first modification means.