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珍道中 読み方：ちんどうちゅう

めずらしい旅。旅の途中で珍奇な出来事に **まま** 遭遇するような旅のこと。

What does まま modify here, what clause(word?) is it part of?
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How is まま used here?
As pointed out by @marasai in the comment, 「まま」, in this context, is an adverb
meaning " ** _once in a while_** ". One could say it is synonymous to
「ときどき」、「[時]{とき}として」, etc.

Since it is an adverb, it modifies the following verb 「[遭遇]{そうぐう}する」(= to
encounter).

This 「まま」 and the particle 「まま」(as in 「[立]{た}った **まま** [食]{た}べる」) are two
different words and they are pronounced differently.

Adverb: 「まま{HL}」

Particle: 「まま{LH}」

Not to sound irrelevant: 「ママ{HL}」
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