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1[usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers that can be closed over the outside of a window to keep out light or protect the windows from damage to open/close the shutters They explored, throwing open the shutters in each of the big rooms.
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- 2the part of a camera that opens to allow light to pass through the lens when you take a photograph the quiet click of the shutter
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