By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe. For example, English-speaking puritans were not the only Europeans to arrive in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch and German were also widely spoken.
immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; time immemorial. old - of long duration; not new; old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Extravagant(adj) wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign. 2  Extravagant(adj) exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse. 3  Extravagant(adj) profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man.