"en guise de" meaning in French

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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "prep",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By way of conclusion, I'll content myself by adding this: (...)",
          "text": "En guise de conclusion, je me contenterai d’ajouter ceci : (...)",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by way of, as"
      ],
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          "by way of",
          "by way of"
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          "as",
          "as"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃ ɡiz də/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "en guise de"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "By way of conclusion, I'll content myself by adding this: (...)",
          "text": "En guise de conclusion, je me contenterai d’ajouter ceci : (...)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by way of, as"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "by way of",
          "by way of"
        ],
        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃ ɡiz də/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "en guise de"
}