1. An electronic dictionary and translator device for retrieving and translating one or more entry words in a first language into one or more words in a second language, comprising: first memory means for storing a plurality of corresponding words in said first and second languages; said first memory means including a plurality of first storage areas each corresponding to a predetermined set of words, each of said storage areas being divided into a plurality of second storage areas each corresponding to a predetermined subset of words, greater than one, wherein the predetermined subset of words in a second storage area is less than the predetermined set of words in a first storage area; first selection means for selecting said plurality of first storage areas; second selection means for selecting said plurality of second storage areas; access means, responsive to the actuation of said first and second selection means, for accessing any one of said predetermined sets of words in said plurality of first storage areas, and for accessing any one of said predetermined subsets of words in said plurality of second storage areas, wherein said access means includes means for displaying the first and last words of each set or subset upon actuation of said first or second selection means respectively; means for retrieving said entry word from any one of the accessed sets or subsets; and means for displaying said entry word in said first language prior to said translation thereof to a second language.