How do you delete "auto-fill" addresses in Mail?

When you start to type a name in Mail, it gives you a list of email addresses associated with that name. Problem is, it'll list multiple email addresses for the same person even if you've deleted old addresses from Address Book.
Is there a way to delete some of these "auto-fill" addresses?
Thanks

hi,
i'm having same problems but previous answers on this post do NOT work i.e. clicked on the window and deleted about 200 "old" and no longer used add's and primarily two of my kids old email add. however when i go to type her a mail both her new and old appear??
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