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Getting attribute types via SQL query

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In the Dynamics 365 GUI when looking at a list of fields (attributes) under an entity, there's a column "Type" which lists values such as "Single Line of Text", "Two Options", "Option Set", "Multiple Lines of Text" etc.  I'm looking for a way to query these types via a SQL query and haven't been able to find where in the database they might be referenced.  The closest I've been able to come is: 

select XmlType
from MetadataSchema.AttributeTypes
where AttributeTypeId = AttributeView.AttributeTypeId

but these types are not quite the same as those listed in the GUI (for example, there's nothing like "multiple lines of text").  I assume these types are listed somewhere in the database as they're being returned in the GUI, but where?   

Thanks.

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