Why are contacts added to address book multiple times?

Contacts in my iphone are now found rewriting over & over many, many times; appearing in address book with repeated phone numbers (the same number) over and over. Why/how can I stop this?
Thanks.

Cannot determine how to check iTunes for syncing contacts. Can you explain?
Sorry. Thanks in advance.

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