as of

[cheshire]

I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten--a thrill of returning thought: and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.
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What does "as of" mean? Is my following guess right?

I felt a misty consciousness, like the consciousness of something forgotten"
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[gaer]

I felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten--a thrill of returning thought: and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me.​

What does "as of" mean? Is my following guess right?

I felt a misty consciousness, like the consciousness of something forgotten"​

Yes. As of = like. (approximately)

But "as of" sounds much better here. The style seems excellent to me.

 

[cheshire]

I didn't know that there was such a convenient way of expressing "like" and "of" the same time!