How do I make my iPhone stop automatically syncing duplicated Outlook contacts?

My Outlook stores multiple contacts for the same person automatically (one with an email address only, one with a phone number only, etc.). When my iPhone syncs with the cloud it stores those multiple contacts and makes it frustrating to look up one person's number and email under separate entries. How do I prevent my iPhone from storing the duplicate contacts?

Thanks Jim,
I'm looking for a way to automatically unify the contacts that are automatically synced from my Outlook. Is that a possibility?
Also, do you know how to unify Outlook contacts in the same way you would on the iphone?

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