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import { DictionaryEntry } from "./DictionaryEntry";
import { WordSense } from "./WordSense";
/**
 * Encapsulates a text segment with information about matching dictionary entry
 */
export declare class Term {
    private chinese;
    private entries;
    /**
     * Create a Term object
     * @param {!string} chinese - Either simplified or traditional, used to look
     *                            up the term
     * @param {string} headword_id - The headword id
     * @param {DictionaryEntry} entries - An array of dictionary entries
     */
    constructor(chinese: string, entries: DictionaryEntry[]);
    /**
     * Adds a word sense
     */
    addDictionaryEntry(ws: WordSense, entry: DictionaryEntry): void;
    /**
     * Gets the Chinese text that the term is stored and looked up by
     *
     * @return {!string} Either simplified or traditional
     */
    getChinese(): string;
    /**
     * Gets the dictionary entries for this term
     * @return {!Array<DictionaryEntry>} An array of entries
     */
    getEntries(): DictionaryEntry[];
}